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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was in the third box Nagary showed to Hughes and Pey the evening they spent in Burutu?
(a) Ivory bracelets, tusks, and figures.
(b) Gold jewelry, diamonds, and ivory.
(c) British and French notes and currency.
(d) Silks, satins, and dyed cottons.

2. About what incident did Hughes write the poem "African Fog?"
(a) Men singing while they loaded cattle onto the S.S.Malone.
(b) Black men singing as the captain rang evening bells.
(c) Black boatmen unloading cargo in the fog and singing their songs.
(d) Oarsmen singing as the S.S. Malone took up anchor and left the port.

3. Where did Hughes find a job when he returned to New York?
(a) Working on a ship bound for Bali.
(b) Working on a ship bound for Constantinople and Odessa.
(c) Working on a ship bound for Africa.
(d) Working on a ship bound for China.

4. How many fraternities did Hughes pledge for?
(a) Two, both black fraternities.
(b) None, he dropped out of college.
(c) None, he was not invited to pledge for any.
(d) One, his friend Craig's fraternity.

5. Who was shot by the German brewery-master at James Hughes's house in Mexico?
(a) A neighbor and his wife.
(b) Frau Schultz and Gerta.
(c) Lotte and Gerta.
(d) Frau Schultz and Lotte.

6. Where did Hughes get his pet monkey?
(a) In Burutu.
(b) In one of the Congo ports.
(c) In Dakar.
(d) In one of the Cape ports.

7. What was the "mother ship?"
(a) A ship carrying a crew to keep the dead ships in order.
(b) A ship carrying generals and dignitaries to ocean liners.
(c) A ship carrying soldiers to submarine boats.
(d) A ship carrying food and supplies to soldiers at sea.

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

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

10. How did Hughes feel about Columbia once he started college there?
(a) He was bored and tired of it.
(b) He was homesick for Cleveland.
(c) He loved it.
(d) He did not like it.

11. How did Hughes get the money for the pullman car from Washington to McKeesport?
(a) He pawned his watch.
(b) He sold Jocko to the shopkeeper.
(c) He sold a pair of his suit pants.
(d) He sold beads and trinkets from Africa.

12. What was Hughes's job on the ship across the ocean?
(a) He was a janitor.
(b) He was an oarsman.
(c) He was a mess boy.
(d) He was a police officer.

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

14. Who were all but one of the six passengers aboard the S.S Malone?
(a) Dutch settlers.
(b) Spanish missionaries.
(c) English statesmen.
(d) Nordic missionaries.

15. What did Hughes's ship bring to Africa?
(a) Furniture, machinery, clothing, and Hollywood films.
(b) Machinery, furniture, canned goods, and Hollywood films.
(c) Machinery, tools, canned goods, and Hollywood films.
(d) Clothing, flour, canned goods, and Hollywood films.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to the men when the ship crossed the equator?

3. With whom did Hughes stay his first night in New York City?

4. Why did Hughes have trouble writing about bullfights?

5. How much was Hughes supposed to win by spending the night on the haunted ship?

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