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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, Around the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do Langston and his friend set off for the South?
(a) October of 1921.
(b) October of 1951.
(c) October of 1941.
(d) October of 1931.

2. Who takes Langston in?
(a) The Smiths.
(b) The Campbells.
(c) The Reeds.
(d) The DeVanes.

3. What leads Langston and his father to get into an argument concerning Langston's future?
(a) Langston wants to be a writer.
(b) Langston wants to be a mining engineer.
(c) Langston does not want to go to college.
(d) Langston wants to be a painter.

4. Why are Hughes and the crew sent to Odessa?
(a) In order to film some cotton-picking scenes.
(b) In order to film shots that resemble the Russian countryside.
(c) In order to film shots that show villagers working in the fields.
(d) In order to film some footage of a southern town.

5. After a while, when Langston stops going to classes, in what does he become more interested?
(a) Music.
(b) Singing.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Harlem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Langston's mother write?

2. How old is Langston Hughes when his grandmother dies?

3. How does Langston know this influential woman?

4. How much does Langston's meal cost him?

5. Of what is Langston in search when he returns to New York?

(see the answer key)

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