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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. On what does he spend his money?
(a) Books.
(b) A train ticket for his mother to come visit.
(c) College courses.
(d) The theater and a train ticket to Washington.

2. How old is Langston Hughes when his grandmother dies?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

3. How is Langston treated in Africa?
(a) He is warmly welcomed.
(b) He is discriminated against.
(c) He is treated as an African.
(d) He is mistreated because he is American.

4. Does Langston have any interest in poetry?
(a) A lot.
(b) Little.
(c) None.
(d) Quite a bit.

5. During this time he meets with many important literary figures of what movement?
(a) The African American Movement.
(b) The Black Wave.
(c) The Black Renaissance.
(d) The Harlem Movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Langston not like his middle-class relatives?

2. Where does Langston accept a job teaching English?

3. At what age does Langston Hughes begin to consider himself a poet?

4. What does he do during this activity?

5. What courses does Hughes take?

(see the answer key)

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