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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 does Auntie Reed insist that Langston do?
(a) Read every night.
(b) Go to church every Sunday.
(c) Babysit her children.
(d) Clean the house every Saturday.

2. Who takes Langston in?
(a) The Smiths.
(b) The Campbells.
(c) The DeVanes.
(d) The Reeds.

3. What does Langston think about the box of books he has brought for this journey?
(a) He decides they are a part of his past.
(b) They will be a part of his new life.
(c) They will help him in his journey in Africa.
(d) He is glad he brought them.

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

5. Where do Langston's poems continue to appear?
(a) In The Crisis.
(b) In Columbia University's paper.
(c) In Fire.
(d) In the Black Renaissance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when, in January, 1921, "A Negro Speaks of Rivers" is published in The Crisis?

2. What happens during a revival?

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

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

5. After another separation with his stepfather, what does Hughes' mother do?

(see the answer key)

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