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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 did Hughes's ship take from Africa back to the United States?
(a) Palm oil, cocoa beans, and mahogany.
(b) Silver, gold, and diamonds.
(c) Mahogany, ammunition, and gold.
(d) Spices, clothing, and mahogany.

2. When did Wallace Thurman die?
(a) December, 1934.
(b) September, 1929.
(c) May, 1935.
(d) January, 1939.

3. What did Hughes's father decide he should study in school?
(a) Mechanical engineering.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Mining engineering.
(d) Farming and ranching.

4. Where did Hughes find a room in New Orleans when he returned from his sailing adventures?
(a) On Basin Street.
(b) In the French Quarter near the Cathedral.
(c) On Esplanade Avenue.
(d) On Rampart Street.

5. What did Hughes consider the "greatest Negro city in the world?"
(a) Kansas City.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Miami.
(d) Manhattan.

Short Answer Questions

1. After he returned to America from Italy, how much did Hughes figure his first European trip had cost him?

2. What did Hughes's father finally do for his son?

3. How did the missionaries aboard the S.S. Malone react to their passage to Africa upon the ship?

4. What was the name of the children's play Hughes wrote and published in the "Brownie Book"?

5. What nightclub was making a lot of money while the Grand Duc was not?

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