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

2. Who was shot by the German brewery-master at James Hughes's house in Mexico?
(a) Frau Schultz and Gerta.
(b) Frau Schultz and Lotte.
(c) A neighbor and his wife.
(d) Lotte and Gerta.

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

4. Who was Mrs. Dorsey?
(a) The woman who published Hughes' poetry.
(b) The woman who hired Hughes at the flower store.
(c) The woman who rented Hughes a room in her home in Harlem.
(d) The woman who taught Hughes poetry.

5. Who did Hughes think of during his lunch with Mr. Barnes?
(a) His high school art teacher.
(b) His family in New York.
(c) His girlfriend Mary.
(d) His first poetry teacher at Columbia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fraternities did Hughes pledge for?

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

3. How old was Hughes's little brother Kit when Hughes returned from Africa?

4. What job did Hughes finally find once he moved to Washington D.C,?

5. How did Hughes learn to wait tables and serve drinks?

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