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

2. What does Langston learn at this community center?
(a) Singing and dancing.
(b) Acting.
(c) Painting and ceramics.
(d) Drawing and painting.

3. After a while, when Langston stops going to classes, in what does he become more interested?
(a) Singing.
(b) Music.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Brooklyn.

4. What does Langston do at this revival?
(a) He refuses to join the children by the altar.
(b) He pretends to be saved.
(c) He hides in a back pew.
(d) He is saved.

5. When Langston returns to New York, he is introduced to whom?
(a) Relatives he has never met.
(b) Several important figures of the era.
(c) Movie executives.
(d) Other playwrights.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hughes find the script, which was written by a Russian?

2. Where does Langston enjoy watching Saturday football games?

3. How old is Langston Hughes when his grandmother dies?

4. Where does Langston spend his first evening in New York?

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

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