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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Rayford Logan?
(a) The man Hughes introduced to Sonya.
(b) The man Hughes used as a reference to get a job at the Sorbonne.
(c) The man Hughes met at Howard University who had published Hughes's work.
(d) The man Hughes met in Paris who helped Hughes find a job.

2. Who did Hughes say was the one professor who he was interested in at Columbia?
(a) Mr. Watson.
(b) Mr. Wagner.
(c) Mr. Williams.
(d) Mr. Wasson.

3. How did Hughes obtain a sleeping car in San Antonio on his way to Cleveland?
(a) He lied about his age.
(b) He spoke Spanish and was assumed to be Mexican.
(c) He pretended to be Mexican.
(d) He paid the conductor extra for the room.

4. What did "Negro" mean in the United States?
(a) Someone who was a slave.
(b) Someone who had any Negro ancestry.
(c) Someone who was born in Africa and came to America.
(d) Someone who had only Negro blood in his veins.

5. Where was Hughes when he was refused service at the train station soda fountain?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Memphis.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) St. Louis.

6. Where did Sonya finally find a job?
(a) At Zelli's night club.
(b) At a bakery.
(c) At a small restaurant.
(d) At the library.

7. What was the general atmosphere on the S.S. Malone during its journey on the coast of Africa?
(a) Mostly jovial, friendly, and fun.
(b) Mostly boring, hot, and hostile.
(c) Mostly sad, meloncholy, and depressing.
(d) Mostly angry, hostile, and dangerous.

8. How much a night was the first room Hughes stayed in Paris?
(a) One dollar a night.
(b) Two dollars a night.
(c) Five dollars a night.
(d) Fifty cents a night.

9. Where did Hughes find work the summer after his freshman year at Columbia?
(a) At a bakery in Harlem.
(b) At a newspaper in Cleveland.
(c) At a newspaper in New York City.
(d) At a truck garden on Staten Island.

10. How did the missionaries aboard the S.S. Malone react to their passage to Africa upon the ship?
(a) They wrote letters commending the captain for the good spirit on his ship.
(b) They booked passage home on the S.S. Malone.
(c) They complained to the main office and threatened to sue the company.
(d) They complained to the Maritime Board and to the governor of New York.

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

12. Why did Hughes turn down Alain Locke's request to meet with him?
(a) He was afraid.
(b) He was busy.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He was frustrated.

13. How many ports along the west African shore did the S.S. Malone visit?
(a) Fifty two.
(b) Twenty two.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Thirty two.

14. Why did Hughes take over the job of mess boy on the ship to Europe?
(a) The first mess boy was in the infirmary with the flu.
(b) The first mess boy scalded his foot and ankle.
(c) The first mess boy refused to work after the bad storms.
(d) The first mess boy was found to be incompetent.

15. 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, Missouri, and the Nile.
(c) The Mississippi, Congo, Niger, and the Nile.
(d) The Mississippi, Rio Grande, Niger and the Nile.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Florence?

3. Where did Hughes's father want him to go to school to study three languages at once?

4. What did Hughes's father decide he should study in school?

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

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