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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Columbia vs. Harlem.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Langston have on his first ship?
(a) He works in the engine room.
(b) He serves the captain.
(c) He is a mess boy.
(d) He is a cook.

2. What happens during a revival?
(a) The children of the congregation are baptized.
(b) Langston accepts Jesus as his savior.
(c) The entire congregaton prays for the souls of the children.
(d) Langston finally attends church with the Reeds.

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

4. Where does Langston spend his first evening in New York?
(a) At a cheap hotel.
(b) With W.E.B. du Bois.
(c) At a friend's home.
(d) At the YMCA.

5. When does Langston's mother send for him?
(a) When he is twelve.
(b) When he is fourteen.
(c) When he is eight.
(d) When he is ten.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Langston know this influential woman?

3. Who is Langston's only friend at Columbia?

4. Where does Langston enjoy watching Saturday football games?

5. What does Auntie Reed insist that Langston do?

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