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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Busboy Poet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Langston learn at this community center?
(a) Painting and ceramics.
(b) Acting.
(c) Singing and dancing.
(d) Drawing and painting.

2. Of what is Langston an active member?
(a) The basketball team.
(b) Several teams and clubs.
(c) The Spanish Club.
(d) The debate team.

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

4. In what community center does Langston become involved?
(a) The Carousel.
(b) The Karamu House.
(c) The Huron Playhouse.
(d) The Croswell.

5. Does Langston finish college at Columbia?
(a) No.
(b) No, but he attends graduate school there.
(c) Yes.
(d) No, because he transfers to NYU.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Langston's summer in Toluca not a bad one?

2. Where does Langston accept a job teaching English?

3. Who does Langston's grandmother take Langston to hear at the university?

4. Who is Hughes' only friend in Africa?

5. From whom is his mother's grandfather supposedly descended?

(see the answer key)

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