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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Hughes find a job when he returned to New York?
(a) Working on a ship bound for China.
(b) Working on a ship bound for Africa.
(c) Working on a ship bound for Bali.
(d) Working on a ship bound for Constantinople and Odessa.

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

3. Where did Sonya finally find a job?
(a) At the library.
(b) At a small restaurant.
(c) At Zelli's night club.
(d) At a bakery.

4. What neighborhood in Paris did Hughes walk through to look for a job and a place to live?
(a) The Left Bank.
(b) Place de la Concorde.
(c) Downtown.
(d) Montmartre.

5. Who was shot by the German brewery-master at James Hughes's house in Mexico?
(a) Frau Schultz and Gerta.
(b) Frau Schultz and Lotte.
(c) Lotte and Gerta.
(d) A neighbor and his wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What canned meat did Frau Schultz and Hughes enjoy that had a label written in Spanish only?

3. Where did Hughes go to see the bullfights in Mexico?

4. What was the name of Hughes's horse at his father's house?

5. How did Hughes begin earning his own money while he lived with his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Hughes's life like during his senior year in high school, which was also the end of the war?

2. How did Hughes meet someone in Paris who helped him find a place to stay, and who was the person? What was the surprise Hughes found when he went up to his room?

3. What were the contents of the one box Hughes brought with him on the ship? What was he thinking about as he threw the contents of the box off of the S.S. Malone into the ocean?

4. How did Hughes convince his father to allow him to attend Columbia University in New York? When did Hughes leave Mexico for college?

5. What were some of the sights and sounds Hughes witnessed upon entering New York waters? How did he react to them?

6. How did Hughes react to being in college at Columbia University? What were the problems he identified?

7. Where did Hughes find a more permanent job in Paris? What were his initial job duties? What important new perk did this job offer him?

8. What was the ritual on the S.S. Malone when the ship crossed the equator?

9. While sailing along the African shore, what did the crew do from port to port? What did Hughes realize about the black Africans?

10. What did Hughes notice about the way Mexicans and Negros were treated differently, particularly on his way home from Mexico to Cleveland, Ohio?

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