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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Twenty-One,Tragedy at Toluca—Time to Leave.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rivers were on Hughes's mind when he wrote his famous poem on the way to Mexico?
(a) The Mississippi, Rio Grande, Niger and the Nile.
(b) The Mississippi, Missouri, and the Nile.
(c) The MIssissippi, Appalachian, Ural and the Nile.
(d) The Mississippi, Congo, Niger, and the Nile.

2. How did Hughes feel when he arrived in Harlem for the first time?
(a) Lost and confused.
(b) Frightened and regretful.
(c) Happy and excited.
(d) Nervous and uncertain.

3. Where was Langston Hughes born?
(a) Joplin, Mississippi.
(b) Joplin, Missouri.
(c) Canton, MIssissippi.
(d) Hannibal, Missouri.

4. Where did Hughes find work the summer after his freshman year at Columbia?
(a) At a bakery in Harlem.
(b) At a newspaper in New York City.
(c) At a truck garden on Staten Island.
(d) At a newspaper in Cleveland.

5. How old was Hughes when he sailed away from America?
(a) 24.
(b) 21.
(c) 18.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hughes begin earning his own money while he lived with his father?

2. What canned meat did Frau Schultz and Hughes enjoy that had a label written in Spanish only?

3. What did "Negro" mean in the United States?

4. Why did Hughes turn down Alain Locke's request to meet with him?

5. With whom did Hughes stay his first night in New York City?

(see the answer key)

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