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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 old was Hughes's little brother Kit when Hughes returned from Africa?
(a) About eleven.
(b) About ten.
(c) About twelve.
(d) About thirteen.

2. Who did Hughes say was the one professor who he was interested in at Columbia?
(a) Mr. Watson.
(b) Mr. Wagner.
(c) Mr. Williams.
(d) Mr. Wasson.

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

4. In whose honor was the first burial at sea Hughes participated in?
(a) His friend Francis Carco.
(b) His roomate George.
(c) The Chief Steward.
(d) The Chief Engineer of his ship.

5. Who took over Hughes's English classes when he left Mexico?
(a) Frau Schultz.
(b) A woman in the village.
(c) A woman from Arkansas.
(d) James Hughes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hughes's father feel about Negroes?

2. What did the men in Africa say to Hughes when he tried to talk to them about Marcus Garvey?

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

4. Where was Hughes when he was refused service at the train station soda fountain?

5. What was in the third box Nagary showed to Hughes and Pey the evening they spent in Burutu?

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