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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, The Bloody Spanish Earth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Langston rather read?
(a) Non-fiction.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Historical fiction.
(d) Science fiction.

2. Where does Langston enjoy watching Saturday football games?
(a) At the University of Kansas.
(b) At his high school.
(c) On television.
(d) At the Kansas State University.

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 does not want to go to college.
(c) Langston wants to be a mining engineer.
(d) Langston wants to be a painter.

4. To whom is "Tomorrow's Seed" dedicated?
(a) To Pablo Picasso and his work in Spain.
(b) To the American soldiers he meets.
(c) To the Fascists.
(d) To the people of Spain.

5. In New Orleans, what job does Hughes take?
(a) As a mess boy on a freighter traveling to Cuba.
(b) A job as a mess boy on a freighter traveling to Havana.
(c) A job as a petty officer on a freighter traveling to Cuba.
(d) As a petty officer on a freighter to Havana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Langston have on his first ship?

2. In what school does Langston's mother enroll him?

3. How does Langston help this family?

4. When does Langston's mother send for him?

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

(see the answer key)

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