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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Langston's meal cost him?
(a) Eight dollars and sixty-five cents.
(b) Two dollars.
(c) Forty-five cents.
(d) Five dollars.

2. Where does Langston attend high school?
(a) North Central High School.
(b) Central Catholic High School.
(c) Central High School.
(d) Lawrence Central High School

3. What does Auntie Reed insist that Langston do?
(a) Go to church every Sunday.
(b) Read every night.
(c) Clean the house every Saturday.
(d) Babysit her children.

4. What is Hughes pleased to find about Africa?
(a) He feels welcome.
(b) The people are kind.
(c) It is not as primitive as the movies had portrayed.
(d) It is as primitive as he expected.

5. Where is "The Weary Blues" published?
(a) In the Nice News.
(b) In the Paris Gazette.
(c) In the London Times.
(d) In the Amsterdam News.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children do one by one?

2. How does Langston pass the time in Mexico?

3. At what age does Langston Hughes begin to consider himself a poet?

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

5. What happens when Langston shows up to claim his room key at Columbia?

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