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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the men in Africa say to Hughes when he tried to talk to them about Marcus Garvey?
(a) They said "you are a traitor, you are not African!"
(b) THey said, "we do not care how difficult things are in other countries!"
(c) They said, "you are lying to us, the South is not like AFrica!"
(d) They said "you, white man! You, white man!"

3. On his first day in Paris, where did Hughes go?
(a) To a hotel.
(b) To an opera performance.
(c) To the Louvre.
(d) To the Royal Library.

4. What canned meat did Frau Schultz and Hughes enjoy that had a label written in Spanish only?
(a) Sardines.
(b) Tuna.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Eel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Hughes when he sailed away from America?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Hughes find a more permanent job in Paris? What were his initial job duties? What important new perk did this job offer him?

2. What were the contents of the one box Hughes brought with him on the ship? What was he thinking about as he threw the contents of the box off of the S.S. Malone into the ocean?

3. What happened to Hughes when he, his mother, and his grandmother went to Mexico? Why did they go there, and when did they return?

4. How did Hughes go about earning money in Mexico? What were his plans for the money he earned there?

5. How long did it take Hughes to find work in Paris? What job did he finally get? What was his pay?

6. How did Hughes begin writing poetry? Did he like writing poetry? What was his style of poetry?

7. Who was Frau Schultz? What role did she play in Hughes's life?

8. Who was Edward? How did Hughes meet him?

9. How did Hughes react to being in college at Columbia University? What were the problems he identified?

10. What happened aboard the S.S. Malone the week before the ship reached the Virgin Islands on its return to New York?

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