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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 happened when Hughes picked up Jocko at the pet shop?
(a) He was charged $30 for Jocko's care.
(b) He was offered $30 for Jocko.
(c) He found Jocko was missing.
(d) He asked the proprietor to keep Jocko there.

2. What did Hughes consider the "greatest Negro city in the world?"
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Miami.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Kansas City.

3. Why did Hughes turn down Alain Locke's request to meet with him?
(a) He was angry.
(b) He was afraid.
(c) He was frustrated.
(d) He was busy.

4. With whom did Hughes stay his first night in New York City?
(a) Two Mexicans he had met on the ship.
(b) No one, he stayed by himself in a hotel.
(c) Friends he knew from teaching English in Mexico.
(d) His mother and stepfather who met him there.

5. What did Dr. Locke offer to do for Hughes while both men were in Italy?
(a) Publish his poems.
(b) Teach him Italian.
(c) Take him to Venice.
(d) Introduce him to his sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rivers were on Hughes's mind when he wrote his famous poem on the way to Mexico?

2. Who were Luigi and Romeo?

3. Where did Hughes meet Sonya?

4. For what was Mr. Barnes known in America?

5. Where did Hughes finally find a job?

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