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

2. What was Sandy Hook?
(a) The place at which Hughes' father lived.
(b) The place at which Hughes threw his books overboard.
(c) The place in which Hughes was born.
(d) The place in which Highes went to school.

3. What was Hughes's job on the ship across the ocean?
(a) He was a janitor.
(b) He was a police officer.
(c) He was an oarsman.
(d) He was a mess boy.

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

5. How many monkeys were on the S. S. Malone?
(a) Only one.
(b) About fifteen.
(c) About twenty.
(d) About thirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What neighborhood in Paris did Hughes walk through to look for a job and a place to live?

2. What did Hughes's father decide he should study in school?

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

4. Where did Sonya finally find a job?

5. Where did the S.S. Malone finally put in?

(see the answer key)

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