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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. In what school does Langston's mother enroll him?
(a) Indian Creek School.
(b) Berkeley-Carroll School.
(c) The Harrison Street School.
(d) Poly Preparatory School.

2. Where does Langston's father offer to take Langston?
(a) To Memphis for blues music.
(b) To Chicago for musical performances.
(c) To Mexico City for the bullfights.
(d) To Cleveland to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

3. What does Langston find to still be prevalent when he visits his mother?
(a) Jim Crow laws.
(b) Open jobs.
(c) Unemployment.
(d) Wealth.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does he spend his money?

2. What has this place become?

3. What courses does Hughes take?

4. How does Fisk College reward Hughes for reading his poems at their college?

5. What does Mrs. Bethune ask Langston to do for her students?

(see the answer key)

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