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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22, Simple Speaks His Mind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Langston know this influential woman?
(a) She is his neighbor.
(b) She is his English teacher.
(c) She sponsors the Garden Club to which Hughes belongs.
(d) She is his mother's employer.

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

3. What does Langston do when he is denied admittance because of his color?
(a) He complains to the management.
(b) He begins watching movies at the opera house.
(c) He stays at home.
(d) He runs away.

4. After crossing into the country, why is Langston denied a sleeping car on the train?
(a) There are not enough sleeping cars.
(b) He is too young to have a sleeping car.
(c) He is black.
(d) He does not have enough money.

5. To where do Langston and his mother move back?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Mexico.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Langston find to still be prevalent when he visits his mother?

2. By whom is Langston greatly influenced?

3. What does Hughes do before leaving for Paris?

4. What do people suppose Langston has because he is black?

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

(see the answer key)

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