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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As what is Langston's mother employed?
(a) A nanny.
(b) A maid.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A cook.

3. Where does Langston accept a job teaching English?
(a) In a public school in Mexico City.
(b) In a private business school and in a girls' finishing school.
(c) In a private all boys' technical college.
(d) In a public university.

4. What is Hughes' job aboard the S.S. West Hesseltine?
(a) To cook for the officers.
(b) To steer the ship.
(c) To swab the deck.
(d) To watch over the petty officers' mess and make up their staterooms.

5. What does Langston do with the money the hotel pays him?
(a) He saves it.
(b) He uses it to buy candy.
(c) He spends it at the theater.
(d) He gives it to the Reed family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Langston sneak into the medical school building?

2. High school has readied him for college. Does Langston have a chance of going on with his education?

3. What does Hughes do with the books?

4. How does Langston's father try to convince Langston to come to Mexico for the summer?

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

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