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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alma Mater—Post Script.

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 become part of Washington black society.
(d) To get a better background for writing.

2. How was Hughes initiated into his fraternity?
(a) With paddling so severe he could barely walk for a week.
(b) He was forced to drink a twelve-pack.
(c) He was dressed liek a girl and paraded through campus.
(d) His head was shaved with an "H" in his hair.

3. What happened to the S. S. Malone on its voyage home from Africa?
(a) It nearly ran aground at two or three points in the journey.
(b) It encountered a violent storm and left some passengers very ill.
(c) It made so many stops that it ended up days behind schedule.
(d) It encountered smooth waters and had a pleasant trip home.

4. Why did Hughes never go to the Cotton Club in Harlem?
(a) The club closed in 1923.
(b) It was Jim Crow club for gangsters and rich whites.
(c) It was not open when he not working.
(d) He did not know big name musicians were playing there.

5. What was the title of Hughes's second book of poems?
(a) "Harlem Dancers."
(b) "Negro Pride."
(c) "One Way Out."
(d) "Fine Clothes to the Jew."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Countee Cullen marry?

2. How did Hughes's father feel about Negroes?

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

4. Where did the S.S. Malone finally put in?

5. Who was singing "everybody loves my baby, but my baby don't love no one but me" at the NAACP fundraiser Hughes attended?

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