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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 did Hughes's father decide he should study in school?
(a) Mining engineering.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Mechanical engineering.
(d) Farming and ranching.

2. Why did Hughes have trouble writing about bullfights?
(a) He felt too sorry for the bulls who died.
(b) He believed only Hemmingway was capable of writing about bullfights.
(c) He had not seen enough bullfights to be able to write about them.
(d) He believed they must be seen and heard to be appreciated.

3. What was the name of Hughes's horse at his father's house?
(a) Taco.
(b) Tito.
(c) Maria.
(d) Tiny.

4. What did Hughes's ship take from Africa back to the United States?
(a) Spices, clothing, and mahogany.
(b) Silver, gold, and diamonds.
(c) Palm oil, cocoa beans, and mahogany.
(d) Mahogany, ammunition, and gold.

5. What did Hughes consider the "greatest Negro city in the world?"
(a) Kansas City.
(b) Miami.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Harlem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hughes go to live when he was in second grade?

2. What was Sandy Hook?

3. How many ports along the west African shore did the S.S. Malone visit?

4. Where did Hughes's father want him to go to school to study three languages at once?

5. What was the name of the children's play Hughes wrote and published in the "Brownie Book"?

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