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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, I've Known Rivers.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Langston sneak into the medical school building?
(a) He needs a doctor.
(b) He wants to be a doctor.
(c) To watch students dissect cadavers.
(d) He wants to steal medical supplies.

4. In what does Hughes become interested?
(a) Social issues.
(b) Theater.
(c) Dance.
(d) Writing.

5. Does Langston have any interest in poetry?
(a) A lot.
(b) None.
(c) Quite a bit.
(d) Little.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Langston's mother make him do at church?

2. Why is this summer called the 'Red Summer?'

3. Has Langston become interested in writing?

4. Where does Langston's father offer to take Langston?

5. How does Mary make her living?

(see the answer key)

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