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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. What did Hughes's father finally do for his son?
(a) Bought him land in Mexico.
(b) Sent him home to Cleveland.
(c) Shipped him off to Africa.
(d) Offered to pay for school in Columbia.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Hughes when he was refused service at the train station soda fountain?

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

3. Who were George and Ramon?

4. What did Hughes consider the "greatest Negro city in the world?"

5. What was Hughes's job on the ship across the ocean?

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. Who was Edward? How did Hughes meet him?

3. After leaving college, what jobs did Hughes try to get? What job did he end up getting?

4. What was Hughes's ethnic heritage? How did this affect his travels in Africa?

5. What did Hughes notice about the way Mexicans and Negros were treated differently, particularly on his way home from Mexico to Cleveland, Ohio?

6. Who was Florence Embry Jones? Who were some of the musicians Hughes heard because of Florence?

7. What kinds of things happened on board Hughes's ship from New York to Rotterdam? How were they different than the typical passage aboard the S.S. Malone?

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

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

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

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