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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the dormitory director at Columbia reluctant to give Hughes his room?
(a) Because they realized he was black, not Mexican.
(b) Because they had not received his room reservation.
(c) Because they could not find his room reservation.
(d) Because they had transferred him to another dormitory.

2. With whom did Hughes stay his first night in New York City?
(a) No one, he stayed by himself in a hotel.
(b) Friends he knew from teaching English in Mexico.
(c) His mother and stepfather who met him there.
(d) Two Mexicans he had met on the ship.

3. What was the general atmosphere on the S.S. Malone during its journey on the coast of Africa?
(a) Mostly angry, hostile, and dangerous.
(b) Mostly jovial, friendly, and fun.
(c) Mostly boring, hot, and hostile.
(d) Mostly sad, meloncholy, and depressing.

4. Who were all but one of the six passengers aboard the S.S Malone?
(a) Nordic missionaries.
(b) English statesmen.
(c) Dutch settlers.
(d) Spanish missionaries.

5. Why did Hughes turn down Alain Locke's request to meet with him?
(a) He was angry.
(b) He was busy.
(c) He was frustrated.
(d) He was afraid.

6. What did Hughes consider the "greatest Negro city in the world?"
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Miami.

7. What did the sailors do on the first day out of the harbor on the way to Africa?
(a) Clean up the ship.
(b) Meet with the captain.
(c) Pick up their assignments.
(d) Cook a meal.

8. Who was Auntie Reed and Uncle Reed?
(a) The people Hughes met on his way to see his father.
(b) The people who lived next door to his grandmother.
(c) The people Hughes was sent to live with when he was twleve.
(d) The people Hughes met on the S.S. Malone.

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

10. Who was the famous bullfighter visiting from Spain when Hughes was in Mexico?
(a) Matador Huscalla.
(b) Sanchez Mejias.
(c) Matador Mejeres.
(d) Serijego Mattillas.

11. What did one sailor pass off as French francs in one small French colony African town?
(a) British pound notes.
(b) Danish Krona.
(c) United Cigar Store coupons.
(d) United Flour and Tea coupons.

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

13. On his first day in Paris, where did Hughes go?
(a) To a hotel.
(b) To the Louvre.
(c) To the Royal Library.
(d) To an opera performance.

14. How many ports along the west African shore did the S.S. Malone visit?
(a) Fifty two.
(b) Thirty two.
(c) Twenty two.
(d) Eighteen.

15. What did "Negro" mean in the United States?
(a) Someone who was born in Africa and came to America.
(b) Someone who was a slave.
(c) Someone who had only Negro blood in his veins.
(d) Someone who had any Negro ancestry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Bruce?

2. Who was Captain Ralph Quarles?

3. Where did Hughes get his pet monkey?

4. How old was Hughes when he sailed away from America?

5. Where was George from?

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