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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. Why was the dormitory director at Columbia reluctant to give Hughes his room?
(a) Because they had not received his room reservation.
(b) Because they could not find his room reservation.
(c) Because they realized he was black, not Mexican.
(d) Because they had transferred him to another dormitory.

2. When did Hughes finally leave Mexico to return to America?
(a) September, 1923.
(b) September, 1921.
(c) August, 1921.
(d) October, 1920.

3. Where did Hughes get his pet monkey?
(a) In Dakar.
(b) In Burutu.
(c) In one of the Congo ports.
(d) In one of the Cape ports.

4. What did "Negro" mean in the United States?
(a) Someone who was born in Africa and came to America.
(b) Someone who was a slave.
(c) Someone who had only Negro blood in his veins.
(d) Someone who had any Negro ancestry.

5. How did Hughes feel about Columbia once he started college there?
(a) He was bored and tired of it.
(b) He was homesick for Cleveland.
(c) He did not like it.
(d) He loved it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the men when the ship crossed the equator?

2. What was the "mother ship?"

3. Who was the famous bullfighter visiting from Spain when Hughes was in Mexico?

4. What did the sailors do on the first day out of the harbor on the way to Africa?

5. Who were George and Ramon?

(see the answer key)

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