2. What has Langston's mother just done?
(a) Had another child.
(b) Moved in with her sister.
(c) Divorced his father.
(d) Remarried.

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

4. How is Langston treated in Africa?
(a) He is mistreated because he is American.
(b) He is discriminated against.
(c) He is treated as an African.
(d) He is warmly welcomed.

5. Who is Hughes' only friend in Africa?
(a) An eighteen-year-old white woman.
(b) An old African man.
(c) A sixteen-year-old mulatto boy.
(d) A twenty-year-old sailor.

6. How does Langston's father try to convince Langston to come to Mexico for the summer?
(a) He will buy him a new car.
(b) He offers to pay his way.
(c) He hints at an opportunity to pursue a college education.
(d) He hints at getting full custody.

7. To whom does Mary introduce Hughes?
(a) W.E.B. Du Bois.
(b) Michael Baisden.
(c) Derrick Bell.
(d) Stanley Crouch.

8. That spring, where is Langston invited to spend the summer?
(a) With his father in Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) With his stepfather in Chicago, Illinois.
(c) With his father in Toluca, Mexico.
(d) With his father in Cleveland, Ohio.

9. In what community center does Langston become involved?
(a) The Carousel.
(b) The Croswell.
(c) The Karamu House.
(d) The Huron Playhouse.

10. High school has readied him for college. Does Langston have a chance of going on with his education?
(a) A great chance.
(b) Little chance.
(c) No chance.
(d) No, because he does not want to go to college.

11. Why is Lincoln known as the "black Princeton?"
(a) The courses are similar to those at Princeton.
(b) Many of the black faculty had gone to Princeton.
(c) Many of the white faculty had gone to Princeton.
(d) Many of the black students would later attend graduate school at Princeton.

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

13. Why is Langston's summer in Toluca not a bad one?
(a) His father is rarely around.
(b) His father is around most of the time.
(c) His father encourages him to write.
(d) He makes many friends.

14. What is Hughes pleased to find about Africa?
(a) He feels welcome.
(b) The people are kind.
(c) It is not as primitive as the movies had portrayed.
(d) It is as primitive as he expected.

15. What job does Langston have on his first ship?
(a) He works in the engine room.
(b) He serves the captain.
(c) He is a mess boy.
(d) He is a cook.