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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Hughes' plays performed?
(a) At the Croswell.
(b) At Karamu.
(c) At the Wintergarden.
(d) At Footlite.

2. What does Langston do on the train ride to Mexico?
(a) He begins his autobiography.
(b) He thinks about his life.
(c) He writes one of his better-known poems, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."
(d) He writes a letter to his mother.

3. How does Langston pass the time in Mexico?
(a) By playing soccer with other boys in town.
(b) By reading, improving his Spanish, and riding horses.
(c) By reading and writing.
(d) By working on his autobiography.

4. How much success does Langston have with these submissions?
(a) Little.
(b) Overwhelming.
(c) No.
(d) Much.

5. Why is Langston's summer in Toluca not a bad one?
(a) His father encourages him to write.
(b) His father is around most of the time.
(c) He makes many friends.
(d) His father is rarely around.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his senior year of high school, what happens to Langston?

2. When Fire is finally published at the end of the summer, how is it received?

3. What does his mother receive while they are there?

4. What does Langston's mother want him to do?

5. What does this group of individuals decide to create?

(see the answer key)

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