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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, Theater in a Suitcase.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After another separation with his stepfather, what does Hughes' mother do?
(a) She moves to Washington.
(b) She moves to New York.
(c) She moves to Alabama.
(d) She moves to Chicago.

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

3. What happens when Hughes wakes the next morning?
(a) He receives a letter from his mother saying his father is dead.
(b) His father calls him.
(c) His father is ill.
(d) He receives a telgram saying his father is dead.

4. Where does Langston accept a job teaching English?
(a) In a private all boys' technical college.
(b) In a private business school and in a girls' finishing school.
(c) In a public school in Mexico City.
(d) In a public university.

5. What do the children do one by one?
(a) They sing a solo.
(b) They read a passage from the Bible.
(c) They thank their families and friends for their support.
(d) They approach the altar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does he do during this activity?

2. What does Langston do that evening?

3. What does Langston think about the box of books he has brought for this journey?

4. Who introduces Langston to the poetry of Carl Sandburg?

5. After his first year at Lincoln, where does Hughes rent a room for the summer?

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