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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After another separation with his stepfather, what does Hughes' mother do?
(a) She moves to New York.
(b) She moves to Chicago.
(c) She moves to Washington.
(d) She moves to Alabama.

2. What does Auntie Reed insist that Langston do?
(a) Babysit her children.
(b) Read every night.
(c) Clean the house every Saturday.
(d) Go to church every Sunday.

3. What do people suppose Langston has because he is black?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Strength.
(c) Rhythm.
(d) Aggression.

4. What does Langston observe while working at a soda fountain?
(a) Many different views on the war.
(b) Many different views on racial issues.
(c) The many people who support the war.
(d) Social interaction.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Langston spend his first evening in New York?

2. In what school does Langston's mother enroll him?

3. What does Langston's mother want him to do?

4. High school has readied him for college. Does Langston have a chance of going on with his education?

5. When does Langston's mother send for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Langston's classmates believe he would be a good poet?

2. How does Langston act on stage at church? What are the reactions of the congregation and his mother?

3. What does Langston realize about his father, when he visits him for a summer?

4. Describe Langston's experience in Paris.

5. How do Langston and his father get into an argument?

6. In what literature is Langston interested at this time?

7. Why does Langston return to Mexico for the summer?

8. How does Langston get the opportunity to travel to Africa? What does he do, as he travels across the ocean?

9. What influences exist in Langston's life at this point?

10. Why does Langston move to Cleveland?

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