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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. What magazine awarded Hughes his first poetry prize?
(a) The National Educators Association.
(b) The National Urban League.
(c) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
(d) The National Library.

2. Who were George and Ramon?
(a) Hughes's bunk mates.
(b) Hughes's friends in New York.
(c) Hughes's brothers.
(d) Hughes's classmates.

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

4. Where did Hughes's ship land on Christmas eve in 1923?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rotterdam.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Constantinople.

5. For what was Mr. Barnes known in America?
(a) His financial skills.
(b) His good taste in restaurants.
(c) His fine collection of modern art.
(d) His ability to find good young poets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Sandy Hook?

2. What was Hughes's job on the ship across the ocean?

3. Who was Rayford Logan?

4. Why was the dormitory director at Columbia reluctant to give Hughes his room?

5. Where was Hughes robbed of his money and his passport?

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