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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Central High.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Langston move to Cleveland?
(a) Langston wants to attend Central High School.
(b) Langston's stepfather finds work at a steel mill.
(c) Langston's father finds work at a steel mill.
(d) Langston's mother has found work as a maid.

3. Where is Langston Hughes born?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Joplin, Mississippi.
(d) Chicago, Illinois.

4. What does his mother do afterward?
(a) She whips him and teaches him a lesson about respecting other people's art.
(b) She sends him to live with his father.
(c) She begins to cry hysterically.
(d) She has him meet with the pastor.

5. When does Langston's mother send for him?
(a) When he is eight.
(b) When he is ten.
(c) When he is twelve.
(d) When he is fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does he do during this activity?

2. Of what is Langston an active member?

3. What happens during a revival?

4. Whose poems does Langston like?

5. In what community center does Langston become involved?

(see the answer key)

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