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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Hughes' works is published during this summer?
(a) Prodigal Son and Mulatto.
(b) Mulatto and A House in Taos.
(c) A House in Taos and Not Without Laughter.
(d) Prodigal Son and Not Without Laughter.

2. What does Langston's father approach him one day and say?
(a) He wants him to go to college and become a writer.
(b) He wants him to go to college and become a painter.
(c) He wants him to go to college and become a mining engineer.
(d) He wants him to go to college and become a doctor.

3. During this time he meets with many important literary figures of what movement?
(a) The Black Renaissance.
(b) The Black Wave.
(c) The African American Movement.
(d) The Harlem Movement.

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

5. High school has readied him for college. Does Langston have a chance of going on with his education?
(a) No, because he does not want to go to college.
(b) No chance.
(c) A great chance.
(d) Little chance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Hughes' plays performed?

2. What happens when, in January, 1921, "A Negro Speaks of Rivers" is published in The Crisis?

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

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

5. How much success does Langston have with these submissions?

(see the answer key)

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