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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 Mrs. Bethune ask Langston to do for her students?
(a) Encourage them to be writers.
(b) Teach them a poetry lesson.
(c) Write a poem about them.
(d) Read some of his poetry to them.

2. Does Langston have any interest in poetry?
(a) None.
(b) Little.
(c) A lot.
(d) Quite a bit.

3. When do Langston and his friend set off for the South?
(a) October of 1941.
(b) October of 1951.
(c) October of 1931.
(d) October of 1921.

4. What does Hughes do when he returns to Moscow?
(a) He writes and sells articles about his travels in Russia.
(b) He learns Russian.
(c) He meets with another movie producer to discuss creating a film about his experiences in Russia.
(d) He waits for his permit to leave.

5. When does Langston's mother send for him?
(a) When he is ten.
(b) When he is twelve.
(c) When he is eight.
(d) When he is fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mary make her living?

2. Who are among Langston's classmates?

3. Why does Langston become depressed?

4. What does his mother receive while they are there?

5. What do Langston and Zell Ingram, a friend from Cleveland, decide to do?

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