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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. Of what is Langston an active member?
(a) Several teams and clubs.
(b) The debate team.
(c) The basketball team.
(d) The Spanish Club.

2. Where does Langston accept a job teaching English?
(a) In a public school in Mexico City.
(b) In a private all boys' technical college.
(c) In a public university.
(d) In a private business school and in a girls' finishing school.

3. Who will Langston be joining?
(a) His mother and aunt.
(b) His mother, stepfather, and stepbrother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His mother, stepfather, and half-brother.

4. What courses does Hughes take?
(a) Literature and theater.
(b) Theater and music.
(c) Music and literature.
(d) Education and literature.

5. What is Hughes' job aboard the S.S. West Hesseltine?
(a) To cook for the officers.
(b) To steer the ship.
(c) To watch over the petty officers' mess and make up their staterooms.
(d) To swab the deck.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Langston decide to use his pay from the film?

3. In what activity is Hughes involved?

4. To where do Langston and his mother move back?

5. What does Langston's father say about American blacks and Mexicans?

(see the answer key)

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