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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Italy—Poetry is Practical.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first company to publish a book of Hughes's poetry?
(a) Alfred A. Knopf.
(b) Eden Books.
(c) Modern Library.
(d) Simon and Schuster.

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

3. Who did Hughes think of during his lunch with Mr. Barnes?
(a) His first poetry teacher at Columbia.
(b) His girlfriend Mary.
(c) His high school art teacher.
(d) His family in New York.

4. How many monkeys were on the S. S. Malone?
(a) About twenty.
(b) About thirty.
(c) About fifteen.
(d) Only one.

5. Who arranged for Hughes to meet with Albert Barnes at the Cafe Royale near the Louvre?
(a) Vachel Lindsay.
(b) Paul Guillaume.
(c) Sonya Richards.
(d) Alain Locke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hughes turn down Alain Locke's request to meet with him?

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

3. What was Sandy Hook?

4. Where did Hughes go to live when he was in second grade?

5. How did Hughes begin earning his own money while he lived with his father?

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