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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Not Without Laughter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does his mother do afterward?
(a) She begins to cry hysterically.
(b) She has him meet with the pastor.
(c) She sends him to live with his father.
(d) She whips him and teaches him a lesson about respecting other people's art.

2. How many parts of the African coast does Hughes see?
(a) One.
(b) Only a few.
(c) Many.
(d) None.

3. Where will he be joining these people?
(a) In Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) In Lincoln, Illinois.
(c) In Washington, DC.
(d) In Chicago, Illinois.

4. Who will Langston be joining?
(a) His mother, stepfather, and stepbrother.
(b) His mother and aunt.
(c) His mother, stepfather, and half-brother.
(d) His mother.

5. How does Fisk College reward Hughes for reading his poems at their college?
(a) With a thank you dinner.
(b) In a large fee.
(c) With an article in the local paper.
(d) With free college tuition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hughes' only friend in Africa?

2. Why is Langston's summer in Toluca not a bad one?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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