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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 did Hughes's father decide he should study in school?
(a) Mining engineering.
(b) Farming and ranching.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Mechanical engineering.

2. Why did Hughes agree to go to Mexico after his high school graduation and meet his father?
(a) He mised his father.
(b) He wanted to learn about ranching.
(c) He thought his father would stop sending money if he did not.
(d) He thought his father might pay for college.

3. Why did the manager of the Grand Duc decide to fire Bruce, the chef?
(a) Because of his negative attitude and complaints.
(b) Because customers complained of his food.
(c) Because no one who worked at the club could get along with him.
(d) Because he was always late for work.

4. What did people do on Seventh Street in Washington in 1924?
(a) Played the blued, talked about the whites, and complained.
(b) Played the blues, shoveled coal into furnaces, and grumbled.
(c) Played the blues, ate barbeque, and laughed a lot.
(d) Played the blues, huddled around fire cans, and argued.

5. What did "Negro" mean in the United States?
(a) Someone who was a slave.
(b) Someone who was born in Africa and came to America.
(c) Someone who had only Negro blood in his veins.
(d) Someone who had any Negro ancestry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hughes meet Frau Schultz?

2. What was the "mother ship?"

3. Where did Langston Hughes want to attend college?

4. Why did Hughes take the summer off from the Grand Duc to go to Italy in the summer?

5. What did Locke want to talk with Hughes about during their lunch together in Paris?

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