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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Big Sea, Africa—Standee.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was in the third box Nagary showed to Hughes and Pey the evening they spent in Burutu?
(a) Silks, satins, and dyed cottons.
(b) Ivory bracelets, tusks, and figures.
(c) Gold jewelry, diamonds, and ivory.
(d) British and French notes and currency.

2. How many ports along the west African shore did the S.S. Malone visit?
(a) Fifty two.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Thirty two.
(d) Twenty two.

3. How much was Hughes supposed to win by spending the night on the haunted ship?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) A bottle of scotch.

4. What was the "mother ship?"
(a) A ship carrying generals and dignitaries to ocean liners.
(b) A ship carrying food and supplies to soldiers at sea.
(c) A ship carrying a crew to keep the dead ships in order.
(d) A ship carrying soldiers to submarine boats.

5. Who did Hughes say was the one professor who he was interested in at Columbia?
(a) Mr. Watson.
(b) Mr. Williams.
(c) Mr. Wasson.
(d) Mr. Wagner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rivers were on Hughes's mind when he wrote his famous poem on the way to Mexico?

2. Where did Hughes meet Frau Schultz?

3. Where did the S.S. Malone finally put in?

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

5. Why did Hughes have trouble writing about bullfights?

(see the answer key)

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