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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. How does Langston's father try to convince Langston to come to Mexico for the summer?
(a) He will buy him a new car.
(b) He offers to pay his way.
(c) He hints at an opportunity to pursue a college education.
(d) He hints at getting full custody.

2. Does Langston have any interest in poetry?
(a) Little.
(b) None.
(c) Quite a bit.
(d) A lot.

3. What does Langston's mother make him do at church?
(a) Act out a role.
(b) Be in the choir.
(c) Read the Gospel.
(d) Be an acolyte.

4. What is Hughes pleased to find about Africa?
(a) The people are kind.
(b) He feels welcome.
(c) It is not as primitive as the movies had portrayed.
(d) It is as primitive as he expected.

5. What does Langston's mother write?
(a) Plays.
(b) Sermons for church.
(c) Verse for church programs.
(d) Musicals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Langston tour for the entirety of the summer?

2. How many parts of the African coast does Hughes see?

3. When does Langston's mother send for him?

4. What does his mother do afterward?

5. Why is Lincoln known as the "black Princeton?"

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