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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alma Mater—Post Script.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the men in Africa say to Hughes when he tried to talk to them about Marcus Garvey?
(a) They said, "you are lying to us, the South is not like AFrica!"
(b) THey said, "we do not care how difficult things are in other countries!"
(c) They said "you, white man! You, white man!"
(d) They said "you are a traitor, you are not African!"

2. How did Hughes describe the cockroaches in New Orleans?
(a) They were the size of mice.
(b) They were loud and some of them flew through the air.
(c) They were small but noisy.
(d) They were the size of Buicks.

3. What did Hughes's ship bring to Africa?
(a) Furniture, machinery, clothing, and Hollywood films.
(b) Machinery, furniture, canned goods, and Hollywood films.
(c) Machinery, tools, canned goods, and Hollywood films.
(d) Clothing, flour, canned goods, and Hollywood films.

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

5. How did the missionaries aboard the S.S. Malone react to their passage to Africa upon the ship?
(a) They wrote letters commending the captain for the good spirit on his ship.
(b) They booked passage home on the S.S. Malone.
(c) They complained to the Maritime Board and to the governor of New York.
(d) They complained to the main office and threatened to sue the company.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hughes decide to move from his apartment to an attic room up the hill?

2. What did an elderly graduate of Lincoln who had read Hughes's survey say to Hughes at his graduation?

3. What did Hughes's mother do after he left home to return to New York?

4. Who was one person Dr. Locke arranged for Hughes to meet in Paris?

5. After he returned to America from Italy, how much did Hughes figure his first European trip had cost him?

(see the answer key)

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