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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. Why did Hughes want to return to college?
(a) To get a better job at the Library of Congress.
(b) To earn more money.
(c) To get a better background for writing.
(d) To become part of Washington black society.

2. Where did Hughes, his mother, and his grandmother go to meet his father?
(a) California.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Mexico.

3. Who were all but one of the six passengers aboard the S.S Malone?
(a) Spanish missionaries.
(b) Dutch settlers.
(c) Nordic missionaries.
(d) English statesmen.

4. What was the name of the children's play Hughes wrote and published in the "Brownie Book"?
(a) "The Golden Horse."
(b) "The Gold Watch."
(c) "The Gold Piece."
(d) "The Golden Fish."

5. How did Hughes begin earning his own money while he lived with his father?
(a) He got a job in a store.
(b) He began teaching English lessons.
(c) He got a job cleaning stables.
(d) He began training horses.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Hughes's ship take from Africa back to the United States?

3. How did Hughes get the money for the pullman car from Washington to McKeesport?

4. What was the general atmosphere on the S.S. Malone during its journey on the coast of Africa?

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

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