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

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

3. What rivers were on Hughes's mind when he wrote his famous poem on the way to Mexico?
(a) The Mississippi, Rio Grande, Niger and the Nile.
(b) The MIssissippi, Appalachian, Ural and the Nile.
(c) The Mississippi, Missouri, and the Nile.
(d) The Mississippi, Congo, Niger, and the Nile.

4. Who was Bruce?
(a) The cook at the Grand Duc.
(b) The bellman at Hughes' hotel.
(c) The bouncer at the Grand Duc.
(d) The maitre'd at Zelli's.

5. Where was George from?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hughes's mother do after he left home to return to New York?

2. How old was Hughes's little brother Kit when Hughes returned from Africa?

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

4. On his first day in Paris, where did Hughes go?

5. With whom did Hughes stay his first night in New York City?

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