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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. What does Langston think about his job as a doorman at a nightclub?
(a) It is fine.
(b) It is satisfying.
(c) It is unsatisfying.
(d) It is exciting.

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

3. Why does Langston sneak into the medical school building?
(a) He wants to steal medical supplies.
(b) He wants to be a doctor.
(c) To watch students dissect cadavers.
(d) He needs a doctor.

4. What does Langston do on the train ride to Mexico?
(a) He begins his autobiography.
(b) He writes one of his better-known poems, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."
(c) He writes a letter to his mother.
(d) He thinks about his life.

5. What is Lincoln?
(a) A prestigious school for blacks.
(b) A college that accepts many black students.
(c) A liberal arts college.
(d) A public university for black students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Bethune ask Langston to do for her students?

2. Why are Hughes and the crew sent to Odessa?

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

4. One day when Langston and a white friend go to a cafeteria for lunch, how much does his friend's meal cost?

5. Who introduces Langston to the poetry of Carl Sandburg?

(see the answer key)

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