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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spectacles in Color—Not Without Laughter.

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, Appalachian, Ural and the Nile.
(b) The Mississippi, Missouri, and the Nile.
(c) The Mississippi, Rio Grande, Niger and the Nile.
(d) The Mississippi, Congo, Niger, and the Nile.

2. When did Wallace Thurman die?
(a) September, 1929.
(b) December, 1934.
(c) January, 1939.
(d) May, 1935.

3. How old was Hughes when he sailed away from America?
(a) 18.
(b) 22.
(c) 24.
(d) 21.

4. How did the Africans Hughes met respond to his skin color?
(a) They did not consider him a Negro.
(b) They thought he was a Mexican.
(c) They did not consider him a mess boy.
(d) They thought he was an American Indian.

5. What was the name of Hughes's first novel?
(a) "Not Without Laughter."
(b) "Not Without Tribulations."
(c) "Not Without Regrets."
(d) "Not Without Tears."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Hughes bump into in New Orleans from his days in Harlem?

2. What plantation did Hughes visit in Georgia on his way back east from New Orleans?

3. Why did the manager of the Grand Duc decide to fire Bruce, the chef?

4. Where did Bricktop Ada Smith come from?

5. How did Hughes's father feel about Negroes?

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