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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who took over Hughes's English classes when he left Mexico?
(a) A woman in the village.
(b) James Hughes.
(c) Frau Schultz.
(d) A woman from Arkansas.

2. What was the name of the dormitory at Columbia in which Hughes lived?
(a) Hartland Hall.
(b) Humphrey Hall.
(c) Hartley Hall.
(d) Hagred Hall.

3. What did Hughes do after the end of his freshman year at Columbia?
(a) Returned to Cleveland with his mother.
(b) Decided he wanted to be a writer.
(c) Moved into Harlem with his mother.
(d) Dropped out of school and looked for work.

4. What happened to the monkey cage the sailors built on the S.S. Malone?
(a) It was stolen by one of the passengers.
(b) It was broken open during a storm.
(c) It was thrown overboard.
(d) It was left at the dock on the western coast.

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

6. Where did Hughes's ship land on Christmas eve in 1923?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Paris.
(c) Constantinople.
(d) Rotterdam.

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

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

9. Where did Hughes go to live when he was in second grade?
(a) With his uncle in Brooklyn, New York.
(b) With his aunt in Kansas City, Missouri.
(c) With his grandmother in Lawrence, Kansas.
(d) With his grandmother in Memphis, Tennessee.

10. Where did Hughes, his mother, and his grandmother go to meet his father?
(a) Mexico.
(b) California.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Kentucky.

11. What was the name of the children's play Hughes wrote and published in the "Brownie Book"?
(a) "The Golden Horse."
(b) "The Gold Piece."
(c) "The Gold Watch."
(d) "The Golden Fish."

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

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

14. What did Hughes's mother do after he left home to return to New York?
(a) She sent Jocko to Hughes' father in Mexico.
(b) She sent Jocko back to Africa on the S.S. Malone.
(c) She sold Jocko to a pet store in Pittsburgh.
(d) She let Kit keep Jocko as his pet.

15. What did the sailors do on the first day out of the harbor on the way to Africa?
(a) Clean up the ship.
(b) Pick up their assignments.
(c) Cook a meal.
(d) Meet with the captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hughes get his pet monkey?

2. Why did Hughes have trouble writing about bullfights?

3. When Hughes and his stepfather took Jocko to the pool hall, what happened?

4. What rivers were on Hughes's mind when he wrote his famous poem on the way to Mexico?

5. Why did Hughes turn down Alain Locke's request to meet with him?

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