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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. What was the S.S. Malone's only port of call in the Azores?
(a) Basta.
(b) Hento.
(c) Horta.
(d) Hanai.

2. Where was Langston Hughes born?
(a) Hannibal, Missouri.
(b) Canton, MIssissippi.
(c) Joplin, Missouri.
(d) Joplin, Mississippi.

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 wanted to learn about ranching.
(c) He thought his father would stop sending money if he did not.
(d) He thought his father might pay for college.

4. Where did Hughes finally find a job?
(a) At a library shelving books.
(b) At a little club as the doorman.
(c) At a hotel as a bellboy.
(d) At a restaurant as a cook.

5. What happened when Hughes picked up Jocko at the pet shop?
(a) He was offered $30 for Jocko.
(b) He was charged $30 for Jocko's care.
(c) He found Jocko was missing.
(d) He asked the proprietor to keep Jocko there.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Hughes have trouble writing about bullfights?

3. Where was Hughes's ship traveling to when he left America?

4. Who was Rayford Logan?

5. What is the name of the famous poem Hughes wrote on the train trip to Mexico?

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