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

2. Where is "The Weary Blues" published?
(a) In the Paris Gazette.
(b) In the Amsterdam News.
(c) In the Nice News.
(d) In the London Times.

3. How does Langston pass the time in Mexico?
(a) By playing soccer with other boys in town.
(b) By working on his autobiography.
(c) By reading, improving his Spanish, and riding horses.
(d) By reading and writing.

4. What has Langston's mother just done?
(a) Remarried.
(b) Divorced his father.
(c) Moved in with her sister.
(d) Had another child.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Langston's poems continue to appear?

3. Why do the children do this?

4. What does Langston do with the money the hotel pays him?

5. What does his mother do afterward?

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