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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 is Lincoln?
(a) A prestigious school for blacks.
(b) A public university for black students.
(c) A liberal arts college.
(d) A college that accepts many black students.

2. Where does Langston stay the following summer in order to complete his first novel?
(a) Harlem.
(b) On Lincoln's campus.
(c) New York City.
(d) Carmel, California.

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

4. In Africa, how is Hughes considered?
(a) American.
(b) White.
(c) Colored.
(d) Black.

5. What courses does Hughes take?
(a) Literature and theater.
(b) Education and literature.
(c) Music and literature.
(d) Theater and music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Langston's mother write?

2. How is Langston treated in Africa?

3. Does Langston have any interest in poetry?

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

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

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