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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) The Left Bank.
(b) Montmartre.
(c) Downtown.
(d) Place de la Concorde.

2. How old was Hughes's little brother Kit when Hughes returned from Africa?
(a) About eleven.
(b) About ten.
(c) About thirteen.
(d) About twelve.

3. What is the name of the famous poem Hughes wrote on the train trip to Mexico?
(a) "Too Many Rivers To Cross."
(b) "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."
(c) "The Negro's Poem."
(d) "Rivers Run Deep."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the S. S. Malone on its voyage home from Africa?

2. What was the name of the poem that won Hughes his first poetry prize?

3. What famous dance did the black dancers from America bring with them to Paris?

4. Who was Mrs. Dorsey?

5. Why did Hughes agree to go to Mexico after his high school graduation and meet his father?

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