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Langston Hughes | Quiz

Milton Meltzer
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Langston Hughes | Quiz

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1)

How does Langston's father try to convince Langston to come to Mexico for the summer? (from Chapter 6, I've Known Rivers)

He hints at getting full custody.
He will buy him a new car.
He offers to pay his way.
He hints at an opportunity to pursue a college education.
2)

Where does Langston say he met a man named Simple? (from Chapter 22, Simple Speaks His Mind)

In a Cleveland center.
In a Harlem bar.
In a Detroit club.
In a New York restaurant.
3)

Where does Langston spend his first evening in New York? (from Chapter 7, Columbia vs. Harlem)

At the YMCA.
At a cheap hotel.
At a friend's home.
With W.E.B. du Bois.
4)

What leads Langston and his father to get into an argument concerning Langston's future? (from Chapter 6, I've Known Rivers)

Langston does not want to go to college.
Langston wants to be a painter.
Langston wants to be a mining engineer.
Langston wants to be a writer.
5)

What does Langston think about the box of books he has brought for this journey? (from Chapter 7, Columbia vs. Harlem)

They will help him in his journey in Africa.
They will be a part of his new life.
He decides they are a part of his past.
He is glad he brought them.
6)

How much money does Langston earn from The Crisis? (from Chapter 10, Busboy Poet)

Ten dollars.
Twenty dollars.
Fifty dollars.
One hundred dollars.
7)

What is significant about Jesse B. Simple? (from Chapter 22, Simple Speaks His Mind)

He is very influential in Langston's life.
He is a simple man, like many people.
His poem is the most published of all African American writings.
It is the longest running and perhaps greatest influence on the black community.
8)

What are also important aspects of Langston's poetry? (from Chapter 23, I Used to Wonder)

His family.
His close friends.
People and the city.
His lovers.
9)

What does Langston think about his job as a doorman at a nightclub? (from Chapter 9, A Garret in Paris)

It is fine.
It is satisfying.
It is exciting.
It is unsatisfying.
10)

What happens when Langston shows up to claim his room key at Columbia? (from Chapter 7, Columbia vs. Harlem)

He is given a key to a small, closet-sized room.
He is told that he will be staying off campus.
He is told that blacks are not allowed in the dormitories.
He is given a key and a roommate.
11)

Into what language are Langston's poems translated? (from Chapter 16, Around the World)

Chinese.
Japanese.
Russian.
Uzbek.
12)

What courses does Hughes take? (from Chapter 11, College Man)

Education and literature.
Theater and music.
Literature and theater.
Music and literature.
13)

Where is "The Weary Blues" published? (from Chapter 7, Columbia vs. Harlem)

In the London Times.
In the Amsterdam News.
In the Nice News.
In the Paris Gazette.
14)

To whom is "Tomorrow's Seed" dedicated? (from Chapter 19, The Bloody Spanish Earth)

To the American soldiers he meets.
To the Fascists.
To Pablo Picasso and his work in Spain.
To the people of Spain.
15)

Where does Langston accept a job teaching English? (from Chapter 6, I've Known Rivers)

In a private all boys' technical college.
In a public school in Mexico City.
In a public university.
In a private business school and in a girls' finishing school.
16)

Where does this trip south take Langston? (from Chapter 15, Jim Crowe Southern Style)

To colleges, high schools, and local meeting places.
To famous theaters.
To community centers and high schools.
To unversities and concert halls.
17)

Where does Hughes live in Barcelona? (from Chapter 19, The Bloody Spanish Earth)

Near the front line.
In a tiny, quiet village.
In a resort.
Far from the fighting.
18)

In New Orleans, what job does Hughes take? (from Chapter 13, Not Without Laughter)

As a petty officer on a freighter to Havana.
As a mess boy on a freighter traveling to Cuba.
A job as a mess boy on a freighter traveling to Havana.
A job as a petty officer on a freighter traveling to Cuba.
19)

Who is Aimie Semple McPherson? (from Chapter 21, Poems-And Politics)

A housewife.
An evangelist.
A politician.
A Communist.
20)

What has always been a great influence on Hughes? (from Chapter 23, I Used to Wonder)

His mother.
Music.
His father.
Dance.
21)

How are his first few months in this city? (from Chapter 9, A Garret in Paris)

Exciting.
Boring.
Sad.
Difficult.
22)

What does Mrs. Bethune ask Langston to do for her students? (from Chapter 14, People Need Poetry)

Read some of his poetry to them.
Encourage them to be writers.
Write a poem about them.
Teach them a poetry lesson.
23)

Why is Lincoln known as the "black Princeton?" (from Chapter 11, College Man)

The courses are similar to those at Princeton.
Many of the black students would later attend graduate school at Princeton.
Many of the white faculty had gone to Princeton.
Many of the black faculty had gone to Princeton.
24)

Why do Lucas and Hughes spend most of their evenings as guests in black households? (from Chapter 15, Jim Crowe Southern Style)

They do not feel comfortable staying in hotels.
They are welcomed by the communities they visit.
They are often unwelcome in hotels.
They do not trust white people.
25)

How does Langston pass the time in Mexico? (from Chapter 6, I've Known Rivers)

By reading, improving his Spanish, and riding horses.
By playing soccer with other boys in town.
By reading and writing.
By working on his autobiography.
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