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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Hughes meet Frau Schultz?
(a) On the train to Mexico.
(b) In the diner car of the train.
(c) In St Louis at the train station.
(d) At his father's home in Toluca.

3. How long was the sail to Africa from New York?
(a) Four months.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

4. Where did the S.S. Malone finally put in?
(a) Dakar.
(b) Suilee.
(c) Sanswan.
(d) Azores.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hughes's ship bring to Africa?

2. What did the men in Africa say to Hughes when he tried to talk to them about Marcus Garvey?

3. How much a night was the first room Hughes stayed in Paris?

4. What was the name of the dormitory at Columbia in which Hughes lived?

5. Who was Florence?

(see the answer key)

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