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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Langston's mother write?
(a) Plays.
(b) Musicals.
(c) Verse for church programs.
(d) Sermons for church.

2. What does Langston do at the end of the summer?
(a) He stays in Mexico.
(b) He visits friends in Paris.
(c) He returns to the United States.
(d) He attends Columbia University.

3. Why do the children do this?
(a) They want to be professional singers.
(b) They want to assist with the service.
(c) They claim to be saved.
(d) Their families bring them to church every Sunday.

4. What is the S.S. West Hesseltine?
(a) A freighter headed to Africa.
(b) A private yacht headed to Africa.
(c) A sailboat headed to Africa.
(d) A cruise ship headed to Africa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduces Langston to the poetry of Carl Sandburg?

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

3. Who does Langston take with him when he meets the editors of The Crisis?

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

5. How does Mary make her living?

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