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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 was the "mother ship?"
(a) A ship carrying soldiers to submarine boats.
(b) A ship carrying generals and dignitaries to ocean liners.
(c) A ship carrying a crew to keep the dead ships in order.
(d) A ship carrying food and supplies to soldiers at sea.

2. Who was Mrs. Dorsey?
(a) The woman who published Hughes' poetry.
(b) The woman who rented Hughes a room in her home in Harlem.
(c) The woman who taught Hughes poetry.
(d) The woman who hired Hughes at the flower store.

3. Who were Luigi and Romeo?
(a) Two men with whom Hughes shared an apartment building.
(b) The two owners of the Grand Duc.
(c) The barman and the waiter of the Grand Duc.
(d) Two friends of Bricktop Ada Smith.

4. When Hughes and his stepfather took Jocko to the pool hall, what happened?
(a) Jocko broke a tray of glasses and was kicked out of the poolhall.
(b) Jocko destroyed the pool table pad and his stepfather had to replace it.
(c) Jocko went home with another family.
(d) Jocko picked the pockets of the men in the pool hall.

5. Where was George from?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the men in Africa say to Hughes when he tried to talk to them about Marcus Garvey?

2. Who arranged for Hughes to meet with Albert Barnes at the Cafe Royale near the Louvre?

3. Where did the S.S. Malone finally put in?

4. With whom did Hughes stay his first night in New York City?

5. What happened to the monkey cage the sailors built on the S.S. Malone?

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