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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. Why does Hughes ask for a loan from Knopf, his publisher?
(a) For the completion of his poems about Spain.
(b) For the completion of his autobiography.
(c) For the completion of a book of short stories.
(d) For the completion of a book of poems.

2. 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.

3. Who are among Langston's classmates?
(a) Etheridge Knight and Cab Calloway.
(b) Thurgood Marshall and Alice Walker.
(c) Alice Walker and Etheridge Knight.
(d) Cab Calloway and Thurgood Marshall.

4. How is "The Big Sea" received by many critics?
(a) Warmly.
(b) Not at all.
(c) Angrily.
(d) Only slightly.

5. How many parts of the African coast does Hughes see?
(a) One.
(b) Only a few.
(c) Many.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does his mother receive while they are there?

2. What does Langston's mother write?

3. How is Langston treated in Africa?

4. To where do Langston and his mother move back?

5. What does his mother do afterward?

(see the answer key)

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