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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 does this group of individuals decide to create?
(a) A black university called New Negro College.
(b) A black magazine of the arts called Fire.
(c) A black academy called the Renaissance Academy.
(d) A black theater called the Apollo Theatre.

2. Why does Langston not like his middle-class relatives?
(a) They are rude and disrespectful.
(b) They do not care for his mother.
(c) They do not want him to visit.
(d) They are snobby and indifferent to black suffering.

3. How much success does Langston have with these submissions?
(a) Overwhelming.
(b) No.
(c) Little.
(d) Much.

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

5. What do the children do one by one?
(a) They thank their families and friends for their support.
(b) They read a passage from the Bible.
(c) They sing a solo.
(d) They approach the altar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Langston rather read?

2. How are his first few months in this city?

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

4. What does Langston learn about his father?

5. What happens when Langston is a junior in high school?

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