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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Central High.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the children do one by one?
(a) They approach the altar.
(b) They read a passage from the Bible.
(c) They sing a solo.
(d) They thank their families and friends for their support.

2. What does Langston do that evening?
(a) He prays.
(b) He cries himself to sleep.
(c) He calls his mother.
(d) He writes a letter to his mother.

3. What does his mother do afterward?
(a) She has him meet with the pastor.
(b) She begins to cry hysterically.
(c) She whips him and teaches him a lesson about respecting other people's art.
(d) She sends him to live with his father.

4. In what community center does Langston become involved?
(a) The Croswell.
(b) The Carousel.
(c) The Karamu House.
(d) The Huron Playhouse.

5. What does Langston's mother make him do at church?
(a) Act out a role.
(b) Be an acolyte.
(c) Read the Gospel.
(d) Be in the choir.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Auntie Reed insist that Langston do?

2. What does Langston do at this revival?

3. Does Langston have any interest in poetry?

4. In what does Hughes become interested?

5. When does Langston's mother send for him?

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