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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. How much money does Langston earn from The Crisis?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) Twenty dollars.

2. What happens when Langston shows up to claim his room key at Columbia?
(a) He is given a key to a small, closet-sized room.
(b) He is given a key and a roommate.
(c) He is told that blacks are not allowed in the dormitories.
(d) He is told that he will be staying off campus.

3. Who does Langston take with him when he meets the editors of The Crisis?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His stepfather.
(d) His stepbrother.

4. What does Langston do with the money the hotel pays him?
(a) He spends it at the theater.
(b) He uses it to buy candy.
(c) He saves it.
(d) He gives it to the Reed family.

5. What is Lincoln?
(a) A liberal arts college.
(b) A prestigious school for blacks.
(c) A college that accepts many black students.
(d) A public university for black students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Langston think about his job as a doorman at a nightclub?

2. Who is Dr. Woodson?

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

4. Where does Langston accept a job teaching English?

5. Who is Langston's only friend at Columbia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Langston, one day during a revival at the church?

2. How does Langston feel about attending church with the Reeds?

3. What happens when Langston returns to New York?

4. What does Langston do, now that he has become interested in social issues?

5. Describe Langston's father.

6. What is Langston's job on the S.S. West Hesseltine?

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

8. How is Langston affected by racism at this point in his life?

9. What happens when Langston is fourteen?

10. Why does Langston travel to McKeesport, Pennsylvania?

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