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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hughes feel when he arrived in Harlem for the first time?
(a) Frightened and regretful.
(b) Happy and excited.
(c) Nervous and uncertain.
(d) Lost and confused.

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

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

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

5. What was the S.S. Malone's only port of call in the Azores?
(a) Basta.
(b) Hanai.
(c) Horta.
(d) Hento.

6. Where did Hughes meet Sonya?
(a) In the American Embassy.
(b) On the Metro from the rue de la Paix.
(c) In a cafe where he was drinking coffee.
(d) On the street in front of the Louvre.

7. Who was the famous bullfighter visiting from Spain when Hughes was in Mexico?
(a) Sanchez Mejias.
(b) Serijego Mattillas.
(c) Matador Huscalla.
(d) Matador Mejeres.

8. Why was the dormitory director at Columbia reluctant to give Hughes his room?
(a) Because they could not find his room reservation.
(b) Because they had not received his room reservation.
(c) Because they had transferred him to another dormitory.
(d) Because they realized he was black, not Mexican.

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

10. What was the name of Hughes's horse at his father's house?
(a) Taco.
(b) Maria.
(c) Tito.
(d) Tiny.

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

12. When did Hughes finally leave Mexico to return to America?
(a) August, 1921.
(b) October, 1920.
(c) September, 1923.
(d) September, 1921.

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

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

15. How long was the sail to Africa from New York?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hughes feel about Columbia once he started college there?

2. Where did Hughes find work the summer after his freshman year at Columbia?

3. How many monkeys were on the S. S. Malone?

4. Who were George and Ramon?

5. Why did Hughes take over the job of mess boy on the ship to Europe?

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