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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. How many fraternities did Hughes pledge for?
(a) None, he dropped out of college.
(b) Two, both black fraternities.
(c) None, he was not invited to pledge for any.
(d) One, his friend Craig's fraternity.

2. After he returned to America from Italy, how much did Hughes figure his first European trip had cost him?
(a) Two hundred dollars.
(b) Seventy dollars and fifty cents.
(c) Five dollars and fifty cents.
(d) Six dollars and seventy five cents.

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

4. How long did Hughes live in Washington D.C.?
(a) Three years.
(b) Five years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

5. How did Hughes feel when he arrived in Harlem for the first time?
(a) Happy and excited.
(b) Nervous and uncertain.
(c) Frightened and regretful.
(d) Lost and confused.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Mrs. Dorsey?

3. What magazine awarded Hughes his first poetry prize?

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

5. Who were George and Ramon?

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