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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 many ports along the west African shore did the S.S. Malone visit?
(a) Twenty two.
(b) Thirty two.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Fifty two.

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

3. What souvenir did Hughes jump in the bullfighting ring just after the fight to get?
(a) The matador's hat.
(b) Golden banderillas.
(c) Golden sword handle.
(d) The matador's cape.

4. What was the "mother ship?"
(a) A ship carrying soldiers to submarine boats.
(b) A ship carrying a crew to keep the dead ships in order.
(c) A ship carrying food and supplies to soldiers at sea.
(d) A ship carrying generals and dignitaries to ocean liners.

5. With whom did Hughes stay his first night in New York City?
(a) No one, he stayed by himself in a hotel.
(b) His mother and stepfather who met him there.
(c) Friends he knew from teaching English in Mexico.
(d) Two Mexicans he had met on the ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What canned meat did Frau Schultz and Hughes enjoy that had a label written in Spanish only?

2. Who were all but one of the six passengers aboard the S.S Malone?

3. What did the sailors do on the first day out of the harbor on the way to Africa?

4. What was Sandy Hook?

5. Why did Hughes take over the job of mess boy on the ship to Europe?

(see the answer key)

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