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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 did Hughes want to see performing at the Metropolitan Opera House upon his return to New York?
(a) Ellen Mayfield.
(b) Ilene Austin.
(c) Eleonora Duse.
(d) Eleonore Danton.

2. Where did Sonya finally find a job?
(a) At a bakery.
(b) At the library.
(c) At Zelli's night club.
(d) At a small restaurant.

3. How much a night was the first room Hughes stayed in Paris?
(a) Five dollars a night.
(b) Two dollars a night.
(c) One dollar a night.
(d) Fifty cents a night.

4. What was Marcus Garvey known as in Africa?
(a) The man who would bring Africans to America as free men.
(b) The man who would stop unfair trade packages between Africa and other countries.
(c) The man who would liberate the black man in America.
(d) The man who would unify the black world and free Africa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hughes have trouble writing about bullfights?

2. What happened to the men when the ship crossed the equator?

3. Where did Hughes's father want him to go to school to study three languages at once?

4. Who were George and Ramon?

5. Who was Bruce?

(see the answer key)

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