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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, Rehearsal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his first year at Lincoln, where does Hughes rent a room for the summer?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Queens.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Brooklyn.

2. What does his mother receive while they are there?
(a) A letter from his stepfather.
(b) Good care at a reasonable price from a black physician.
(c) News about her sister.
(d) Cancer treatments.

3. What has this place become?
(a) A theater company.
(b) A church.
(c) A club.
(d) A restaurant.

4. What happens to the musical revue for which Langston works as a song lyricist?
(a) It is very successful.
(b) It is never seen.
(c) It closes after only one performance.
(d) It has a small amount of success.

5. What leads Langston and his father to get into an argument concerning Langston's future?
(a) Langston does not want to go to college.
(b) Langston wants to be a writer.
(c) Langston wants to be a mining engineer.
(d) Langston wants to be a painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Langston's father approach him one day and say?

2. How does Langston pass the time in Mexico?

3. Which of Hughes' works is published during this summer?

4. What does Langston do on the train ride to Mexico?

5. High school has readied him for college. Does Langston have a chance of going on with his education?

(see the answer key)

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