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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. What neighborhood in Paris did Hughes walk through to look for a job and a place to live?
(a) Montmartre.
(b) Place de la Concorde.
(c) Downtown.
(d) The Left Bank.

2. What happened to the men when the ship crossed the equator?
(a) They were baptized in salt water, shaved, and initiated into "The Sons of Neptune."
(b) They were covered in oil and tossed into the ocean.
(c) They were given brandy to drink and initiaited into "The Neptune Society."
(d) They were thrown into the salt water and initiated into the "Neptune Society."

3. What rivers were on Hughes's mind when he wrote his famous poem on the way to Mexico?
(a) The MIssissippi, Appalachian, Ural and the Nile.
(b) The Mississippi, Congo, Niger, and the Nile.
(c) The Mississippi, Rio Grande, Niger and the Nile.
(d) The Mississippi, Missouri, and the Nile.

4. Why did Hughes say he loved his patron?
(a) She was thoughtful of him, interested in what he wanted to do, kind, and generous.
(b) She was a beautiful, young, and intelligent woman.
(c) She was a wealthy woman who spent her money on frivilous things.
(d) She was a negative woman but she took interest in living things.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Once, on his way to the train accompanied by a chauffeur and a secretary, who did Hughes meet at the station?

2. Who did Hughes bump into in New Orleans from his days in Harlem?

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

4. Who was A'Lelia Walker?

5. Where did Hughes meet Sonya?

(see the answer key)

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