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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 rivers were on Hughes's mind when he wrote his famous poem on the way to Mexico?
(a) The Mississippi, Congo, Niger, and the Nile.
(b) The Mississippi, Rio Grande, Niger and the Nile.
(c) The Mississippi, Missouri, and the Nile.
(d) The MIssissippi, Appalachian, Ural and the Nile.

2. How did Hughes obtain a sleeping car in San Antonio on his way to Cleveland?
(a) He lied about his age.
(b) He paid the conductor extra for the room.
(c) He pretended to be Mexican.
(d) He spoke Spanish and was assumed to be Mexican.

3. Where did the S.S. Malone finally put in?
(a) Sanswan.
(b) Dakar.
(c) Suilee.
(d) Azores.

4. What happened to the S. S. Malone on its voyage home from Africa?
(a) It encountered smooth waters and had a pleasant trip home.
(b) It nearly ran aground at two or three points in the journey.
(c) It made so many stops that it ended up days behind schedule.
(d) It encountered a violent storm and left some passengers very ill.

5. Where did Sonya finally find a job?
(a) At Zelli's night club.
(b) At the library.
(c) At a bakery.
(d) At a small restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Langston Hughes want to attend college?

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

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

4. Where did Hughes meet Frau Schultz?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who did Hughes stand in line to see at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York? What did he think of the performance?

3. What were James Hughes's plans for his son? How did they differ from what Hughes wanted for himself?

4. Who were the Reeds? Why did Hughes know them? What important event in Hughes's life as a young child happened while he knew the Reeds?

5. What happened when Hughes picked up Jocko from the pet shop in New York? How did he raise the money to get home?

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

7. While sailing along the African shore, what did the crew do from port to port? What did Hughes realize about the black Africans?

8. What were some of the sights and sounds Hughes witnessed upon entering New York waters? How did he react to them?

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

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

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