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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 much was Hughes supposed to win by spending the night on the haunted ship?
(a) A bottle of scotch.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) Five dollars.

2. Who was shot by the German brewery-master at James Hughes's house in Mexico?
(a) Frau Schultz and Lotte.
(b) A neighbor and his wife.
(c) Lotte and Gerta.
(d) Frau Schultz and Gerta.

3. What canned meat did Frau Schultz and Hughes enjoy that had a label written in Spanish only?
(a) Tuna.
(b) Lobster.
(c) Eel.
(d) Sardines.

4. Who was the famous bullfighter visiting from Spain when Hughes was in Mexico?
(a) Sanchez Mejias.
(b) Matador Mejeres.
(c) Matador Huscalla.
(d) Serijego Mattillas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Langston Hughes want to attend college?

2. What did "Negro" mean in the United States?

3. Why did Hughes agree to go to Mexico after his high school graduation and meet his father?

4. About what incident did Hughes write the poem "African Fog?"

5. What did Hughes do after the end of his freshman year at Columbia?

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