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

2. In what does Hughes become interested?
(a) Social issues.
(b) Dance.
(c) Writing.
(d) Theater.

3. Into what language are Langston's poems translated?
(a) Uzbek.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Russian.
(d) Japanese.

4. In what school does Langston's mother enroll him?
(a) The Harrison Street School.
(b) Poly Preparatory School.
(c) Berkeley-Carroll School.
(d) Indian Creek School.

5. Whose poems does Langston like?
(a) Only Richard Aldington and James Alexander Allan.
(b) Only George Barker and Thomas Campbell.
(c) Only Alan Davies and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(d) Only Longellow and Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Langston's only friend at Columbia?

2. What is Hughes pleased to find about Africa?

3. How does Langston help this family?

4. After crossing into the country, why is Langston denied a sleeping car on the train?

5. What does Langston do with the money the hotel pays him?

(see the answer key)

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