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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Hughes meet Frau Schultz?
(a) In the diner car of the train.
(b) At his father's home in Toluca.
(c) On the train to Mexico.
(d) In St Louis at the train station.

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

3. How much was Hughes supposed to win by spending the night on the haunted ship?
(a) A bottle of scotch.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) Five dollars.

4. In whose honor was the first burial at sea Hughes participated in?
(a) The Chief Steward.
(b) His roomate George.
(c) The Chief Engineer of his ship.
(d) His friend Francis Carco.

5. How did Hughes's father feel about Negroes?
(a) He did not care one way or another.
(b) He respected them.
(c) He hated them.
(d) He liked them.

6. What was Sandy Hook?
(a) The place in which Hughes was born.
(b) The place at which Hughes threw his books overboard.
(c) The place at which Hughes' father lived.
(d) The place in which Highes went to school.

7. Where did Hughes go to see the bullfights in Mexico?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Guatalahara.
(c) Maderia.
(d) Tucales.

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

9. What did one sailor pass off as French francs in one small French colony African town?
(a) Danish Krona.
(b) United Cigar Store coupons.
(c) British pound notes.
(d) United Flour and Tea coupons.

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

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

12. How did Hughes begin earning his own money while he lived with his father?
(a) He got a job cleaning stables.
(b) He began teaching English lessons.
(c) He began training horses.
(d) He got a job in a store.

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About what incident did Hughes write the poem "African Fog?"

2. Who did Hughes want to see performing at the Metropolitan Opera House upon his return to New York?

3. How did Hughes obtain a sleeping car in San Antonio on his way to Cleveland?

4. When did Hughes finally leave Mexico to return to America?

5. Who took over Hughes's English classes when he left Mexico?

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