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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Hughes agree to go to Mexico after his high school graduation and meet his father?
2. Where did Hughes find a job when he returned to New York?
3. Where did Hughes, his mother, and his grandmother go to meet his father?
4. How much was Hughes supposed to win by spending the night on the haunted ship?
5. Who was Bruce?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to Hughes when he, his mother, and his grandmother went to Mexico? Why did they go there, and when did they return?
2. How did Hughes convince his father to allow him to attend Columbia University in New York? When did Hughes leave Mexico for college?
3. What were the three tragedies Hughes described happening in the village before his departure back to the states?
4. Who was Edward? How did Hughes meet him?
5. Who was Frau Schultz? What role did she play in Hughes's life?
6. What was the ritual on the S.S. Malone when the ship crossed the equator?
7. 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?
8. What were James Hughes's plans for his son? How did they differ from what Hughes wanted for himself?
9. How did Hughes go about earning money in Mexico? What were his plans for the money he earned there?
10. How did Hughes begin writing poetry? Did he like writing poetry? What was his style of poetry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Hughes opened his autobiography with the line "Life is a big sea full of many fish. I let down my nets and pull" and closed it with "Literature is a big sea full of many fish. I let down my nets and pulled. I'm still pulling." Discuss these two statements and how they pertain to Hughes, his autobiography, and his life.
Essay Topic 2
Hughes decided to attend Lincoln University, an all black college, when he received a scholarship. How was his experience at Lincoln different than that of Columbia University? What did Hughes identify as a major problem at Lincoln, and what did he attempt to do about it? Was he successful?
Essay Topic 3
When he was a child, Hughes lived with the Reeds who not only saw to his care and education but also to his religious development. One incident at church was a particularly important one for Hughes. What happened to him at the Reed's church? How did his behavior affect the Reeds? How did it affect Hughes? How did this experience change his life?
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