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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. Who is Langston's only friend at Columbia?
(a) Chun.
(b) Marcos.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Juan.

2. Who will Langston be joining?
(a) His mother, stepfather, and stepbrother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His mother, stepfather, and half-brother.
(d) His mother and aunt.

3. During his senior year of high school, what happens to Langston?
(a) He is prom king.
(b) He is elected editor of the yearbook and class poet.
(c) He becomes class president.
(d) He joins the track team.

4. What would Langston rather read?
(a) Historical fiction.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Non-fiction.
(d) Science fiction.

5. Does Langston finish college at Columbia?
(a) No, because he transfers to NYU.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) No, but he attends graduate school there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Langston's mother write?

2. How does Langston know this influential woman?

3. How does Langston's father try to convince Langston to come to Mexico for the summer?

4. Where does Langston accept a job teaching English?

5. Does Langston have any interest in poetry?

(see the answer key)

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