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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 job does Langston have on his first ship?
(a) He is a cook.
(b) He is a mess boy.
(c) He serves the captain.
(d) He works in the engine room.

2. Where is Langston Hughes born?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Joplin, Mississippi.
(c) Cleveland, Ohio.
(d) Chicago, Illinois.

3. Who introduces Langston to the poetry of Carl Sandburg?
(a) Miss Emily Mills.
(b) Miss Ethel Weimer.
(c) Miss Ellen Conn.
(d) Miss Emilia Hartkopf.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Langston attend high school?

2. When does Langston's mother send for him?

3. What does Auntie Reed insist that Langston do?

4. What does Langston's mother write?

5. What does Langston do when he is denied admittance because of his color?

(see the answer key)

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