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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens when, in January, 1921, "A Negro Speaks of Rivers" is published in The Crisis?
(a) After seeing his son's publishing success, Mr. Hughes agreed to send his son to Columbia University in New York.
(b) He is asked to come to Lincoln on a partial scholarship.
(c) After seeing her son's publishing success, Langston's mother sends him to Lincoln for college.
(d) He is accepted into Columbia University with a full-ride.

4. Where does Langston continue to submit plays?
(a) Hollywood.
(b) The Karamu.
(c) Footlite.
(d) Broadway.

5. When Fire is finally published at the end of the summer, how is it received?
(a) With mixed reviews.
(b) With positive reviews.
(c) With negative reviews.
(d) With hostile reviews.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Hughes' plays performed?

2. What leads Langston and his father to get into an argument concerning Langston's future?

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

4. To where do Langston and his mother move back?

5. Where does Langston accept a job teaching English?

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