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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 famous dance did the black dancers from America bring with them to Paris?
(a) The Charleston.
(b) The Vienesse Waltz.
(c) The Cha Cha.
(d) The Tango.

2. What was the S.S. Malone's only port of call in the Azores?
(a) Horta.
(b) Basta.
(c) Hento.
(d) Hanai.

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

4. What is the name of the famous poem Hughes wrote on the train trip to Mexico?
(a) "The Negro's Poem."
(b) "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."
(c) "Rivers Run Deep."
(d) "Too Many Rivers To Cross."

5. Where was Hughes when he was refused service at the train station soda fountain?
(a) Memphis.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Cleveland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hughes's father finally do for his son?

2. What did Hughes's mother do after he left home to return to New York?

3. How did Hughes feel about Columbia once he started college there?

4. Where did Hughes, his mother, and his grandmother go to meet his father?

5. Where did Hughes find a job when he returned to New York?

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