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

2. What does Langston do when he is denied admittance because of his color?
(a) He complains to the management.
(b) He begins watching movies at the opera house.
(c) He stays at home.
(d) He runs away.

3. Why does Langston sneak into the medical school building?
(a) He wants to steal medical supplies.
(b) He wants to be a doctor.
(c) To watch students dissect cadavers.
(d) He needs a doctor.

4. What does Langston's mother want him to do?
(a) Stay with her in Chicago.
(b) Go to Mexico.
(c) Move to New York.
(d) Get a job in Cleveland.

5. After a while, when Langston stops going to classes, in what does he become more interested?
(a) Music.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Singing.
(d) Harlem.

Short Answer Questions

1. High school has readied him for college. Does Langston have a chance of going on with his education?

2. Where is "The Weary Blues" published?

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

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

5. Does Langston have any interest in poetry?

(see the answer key)

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