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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. Whose poems does Langston like?
(a) Only Longellow and Paul Laurence Dunbar.
(b) Only Alan Davies and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) Only Richard Aldington and James Alexander Allan.
(d) Only George Barker and Thomas Campbell.

2. What does Langston do when he hears how much his food will cost?
(a) He eats it anyway and does not pay.
(b) He storms out of the cafeteria.
(c) He leaves his food at the counter and sits down to watch his friend eat.
(d) He throws his food at the server.

3. Where does Langston's father offer to take Langston?
(a) To Memphis for blues music.
(b) To Chicago for musical performances.
(c) To Mexico City for the bullfights.
(d) To Cleveland to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

4. Why is Langston's summer in Toluca not a bad one?
(a) His father is around most of the time.
(b) His father is rarely around.
(c) He makes many friends.
(d) His father encourages him to write.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. That spring, where is Langston invited to spend the summer?

2. Of what is Langston an active member?

3. Where does Langston enjoy watching Saturday football games?

4. After another separation with his stepfather, what does Hughes' mother do?

5. What happens when, in January, 1921, "A Negro Speaks of Rivers" is published in The Crisis?

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