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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. Who introduces Langston to the poetry of Carl Sandburg?
(a) Miss Emilia Hartkopf.
(b) Miss Ellen Conn.
(c) Miss Ethel Weimer.
(d) Miss Emily Mills.

2. How does Hughes find the script, which was written by a Russian?
(a) To be a highly inaccurate portrayal of America.
(b) To be a highly inaccurate portrayal of Russia.
(c) To be a highly accurate portrayal of Russia.
(d) To be a highly accurate portrayal of America.

3. What does Langston's father say about American blacks and Mexicans?
(a) They are lazy and foolish.
(b) They should be given equality.
(c) They should all move to Mexico.
(d) He can relate to them.

4. Who is Jesse B. Simple?
(a) A member of the Black Renaissance that Langston had met.
(b) Langston's best friend.
(c) A character in one of Langston's poems.
(d) One of Langston's characters.

5. What would Langston rather read?
(a) Historical fiction.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) Non-fiction.
(d) Fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Lucas and Hughes spend most of their evenings as guests in black households?

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

3. What does Langston do that evening?

4. What has happened to Barcelona, right before Langston arrives?

5. What does Hughes do with the books?

(see the answer key)

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