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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Big Sea, Don't Hit a Woman—Distinguished Visitor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Hughes's horse at his father's house?
(a) Maria.
(b) Taco.
(c) Tiny.
(d) Tito.

2. Where did Hughes go to see the bullfights in Mexico?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Maderia.
(c) Tucales.
(d) Guatalahara.

3. How many monkeys were on the S. S. Malone?
(a) About thirty.
(b) About fifteen.
(c) Only one.
(d) About twenty.

4. 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.

5. Where did Hughes's ship land on Christmas eve in 1923?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Rotterdam.
(c) Paris.
(d) Constantinople.

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 work the summer after his freshman year at Columbia?

3. Why was the dormitory director at Columbia reluctant to give Hughes his room?

4. What is the name of the famous poem Hughes wrote on the train trip to Mexico?

5. Where did Sonya finally find a job?

(see the answer key)

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