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

2. Where will he be joining these people?
(a) In Washington, DC.
(b) In Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) In Chicago, Illinois.
(d) In Lincoln, Illinois.

3. How does Langston know this influential woman?
(a) She is his mother's employer.
(b) She is his neighbor.
(c) She is his English teacher.
(d) She sponsors the Garden Club to which Hughes belongs.

4. After another separation with his stepfather, what does Hughes' mother do?
(a) She moves to Alabama.
(b) She moves to Washington.
(c) She moves to Chicago.
(d) She moves to New York.

5. Who is Dr. Woodson?
(a) His mother's physician.
(b) Founder of the association for the Study of Negro Life and History.
(c) A famous author of sociology.
(d) A professor at Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Langston finish college at Columbia?

2. Who will Langston be joining?

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

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

5. In what community center does Langston become involved?

(see the answer key)

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