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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. In his anecdote about the strawberry greens at dinner, what had the other diners done with the green stems?
(a) No one else had teh green stems on their strawberries.
(b) No one else had strawberries except Hughes.
(c) Others had eaten the stems with their ice cream.
(d) Others had simply left the stems on their plates.

2. What was the "mother ship?"
(a) A ship carrying soldiers to submarine boats.
(b) A ship carrying generals and dignitaries to ocean liners.
(c) A ship carrying a crew to keep the dead ships in order.
(d) A ship carrying food and supplies to soldiers at sea.

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

4. Why did Hughes disembark from the boat trip up the Saguenay River to see the northern lights?
(a) The steward refused to seat him for dinner until the white passengers had eaten.
(b) The captain refused to allow him to stay in his paid-for accomodations.
(c) The captain refused to let him aboard the ship because he was black.
(d) The steward insisted he take his dinner in the kitchen.

5. At Hughes's college, what was the racial makeup of the faculty?
(a) All black.
(b) All white.
(c) Mixed ethnicities.
(d) Half white and half black.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Hughes when he sailed away from America?

2. Who was one person Dr. Locke arranged for Hughes to meet in Paris?

3. In whose honor was the first burial at sea Hughes participated in?

4. What new hotel opened in New York, did not allow Negroes to work or to stay as guests, that inspired Hughes to write a poem about it?

5. What made Hughes the "town curiosity" while he was in Italy?

(see the answer key)

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