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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 do after the end of his freshman year at Columbia?
(a) Moved into Harlem with his mother.
(b) Dropped out of school and looked for work.
(c) Returned to Cleveland with his mother.
(d) Decided he wanted to be a writer.

2. What happened to the S. S. Malone on its voyage home from Africa?
(a) It made so many stops that it ended up days behind schedule.
(b) It nearly ran aground at two or three points in the journey.
(c) It encountered a violent storm and left some passengers very ill.
(d) It encountered smooth waters and had a pleasant trip home.

3. Why did Hughes agree to go to Mexico after his high school graduation and meet his father?
(a) He mised his father.
(b) He thought his father would stop sending money if he did not.
(c) He wanted to learn about ranching.
(d) He thought his father might pay for college.

4. Where did Langston Hughes want to attend college?
(a) Harvard in Boston.
(b) Yale in New Haven.
(c) Columbia in New York City.
(d) Loyola in Chicago.

5. How did the missionaries aboard the S.S. Malone react to their passage to Africa upon the ship?
(a) They complained to the Maritime Board and to the governor of New York.
(b) They wrote letters commending the captain for the good spirit on his ship.
(c) They complained to the main office and threatened to sue the company.
(d) They booked passage home on the S.S. Malone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did one sailor pass off as French francs in one small French colony African town?

2. Who was Mrs. Dorsey?

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

4. What happened to the monkey cage the sailors built on the S.S. Malone?

5. How did Hughes's father feel about Negroes?

(see the answer key)

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