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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Africa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes Langston in?
(a) The Campbells.
(b) The Reeds.
(c) The DeVanes.
(d) The Smiths.

2. How is Langston treated in Africa?
(a) He is treated as an African.
(b) He is mistreated because he is American.
(c) He is warmly welcomed.
(d) He is discriminated against.

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

4. What does Langston's father say about American blacks and Mexicans?
(a) They are lazy and foolish.
(b) They should be given equality.
(c) They should all move to Mexico.
(d) He can relate to them.

5. How old is Langston Hughes when his grandmother dies?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his senior year of high school, what happens to Langston?

2. By whom is Langston greatly influenced?

3. How does Langston know this influential woman?

4. What would Langston rather read?

5. After a while, when Langston stops going to classes, in what does he become more interested?

(see the answer key)

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