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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22, Simple Speaks His Mind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Langston's meal cost him?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) Forty-five cents.
(c) Eight dollars and sixty-five cents.
(d) Two dollars.

2. Who will Langston be joining?
(a) His mother and aunt.
(b) His mother.
(c) His mother, stepfather, and half-brother.
(d) His mother, stepfather, and stepbrother.

3. On what does he spend his money?
(a) A train ticket for his mother to come visit.
(b) College courses.
(c) Books.
(d) The theater and a train ticket to Washington.

4. Where does Langston attend high school?
(a) North Central High School.
(b) Central High School.
(c) Central Catholic High School.
(d) Lawrence Central High School

5. To where do Langston and his mother move back?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Mexico.
(c) New York.
(d) Cleveland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduces Langston to the poetry of Carl Sandburg?

2. In Africa, how is Hughes considered?

3. That spring, where is Langston invited to spend the summer?

4. Why is Hughes severely hazed when he first attends Lincoln?

5. Who is Aimie Semple McPherson?

(see the answer key)

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