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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hughes's mother do after he left home to return to New York?
(a) She let Kit keep Jocko as his pet.
(b) She sold Jocko to a pet store in Pittsburgh.
(c) She sent Jocko back to Africa on the S.S. Malone.
(d) She sent Jocko to Hughes' father in Mexico.

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

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

4. Where did Hughes find work the summer after his freshman year at Columbia?
(a) At a newspaper in Cleveland.
(b) At a truck garden on Staten Island.
(c) At a bakery in Harlem.
(d) At a newspaper in New York City.

5. In whose honor was the first burial at sea Hughes participated in?
(a) The Chief Engineer of his ship.
(b) His friend Francis Carco.
(c) His roomate George.
(d) The Chief Steward.

6. Who took over Hughes's English classes when he left Mexico?
(a) A woman in the village.
(b) A woman from Arkansas.
(c) James Hughes.
(d) Frau Schultz.

7. How did Hughes begin earning his own money while he lived with his father?
(a) He began training horses.
(b) He got a job in a store.
(c) He got a job cleaning stables.
(d) He began teaching English lessons.

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

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

10. Where did Hughes meet Sonya?
(a) On the Metro from the rue de la Paix.
(b) On the street in front of the Louvre.
(c) In a cafe where he was drinking coffee.
(d) In the American Embassy.

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

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

13. Where did Hughes, his mother, and his grandmother go to meet his father?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Cuba.
(d) California.

14. How did Hughes feel about Columbia once he started college there?
(a) He loved it.
(b) He was bored and tired of it.
(c) He did not like it.
(d) He was homesick for Cleveland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hughes think poems were like rainbows?

2. Who was Bruce?

3. What was the S.S. Malone's only port of call in the Azores?

4. How did Hughes get the money for the pullman car from Washington to McKeesport?

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

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