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

2. Who were all but one of the six passengers aboard the S.S Malone?
(a) Spanish missionaries.
(b) Dutch settlers.
(c) Nordic missionaries.
(d) English statesmen.

3. What happened to the men when the ship crossed the equator?
(a) They were thrown into the salt water and initiated into the "Neptune Society."
(b) They were baptized in salt water, shaved, and initiated into "The Sons of Neptune."
(c) They were covered in oil and tossed into the ocean.
(d) They were given brandy to drink and initiaited into "The Neptune Society."

4. 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 had transferred him to another dormitory.
(c) Because they could not find his room reservation.
(d) Because they realized he was black, not Mexican.

5. What was the name of the dormitory at Columbia in which Hughes lived?
(a) Hartland Hall.
(b) Humphrey Hall.
(c) Hagred Hall.
(d) Hartley Hall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Hughes meet Frau Schultz?

3. Where did Hughes, his mother, and his grandmother go to meet his father?

4. When Hughes and his stepfather took Jocko to the pool hall, what happened?

5. How did the Africans Hughes met respond to his skin color?

(see the answer key)

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