View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Twenty-One,Tragedy at Toluca—Time to Leave.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hughes's father finally do for his son?
(a) Bought him land in Mexico.
(b) Sent him home to Cleveland.
(c) Shipped him off to Africa.
(d) Offered to pay for school in Columbia.

2. Why did Hughes have trouble writing about bullfights?
(a) He felt too sorry for the bulls who died.
(b) He had not seen enough bullfights to be able to write about them.
(c) He believed only Hemmingway was capable of writing about bullfights.
(d) He believed they must be seen and heard to be appreciated.

3. Where did Hughes, his mother, and his grandmother go to meet his father?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) California.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Cuba.

4. Who did Hughes say was the one professor who he was interested in at Columbia?
(a) Mr. Wagner.
(b) Mr. Williams.
(c) Mr. Wasson.
(d) Mr. Watson.

5. Who took over Hughes's English classes when he left Mexico?
(a) A woman from Arkansas.
(b) Frau Schultz.
(c) James Hughes.
(d) A woman in the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the dormitory at Columbia in which Hughes lived?

2. Where was Hughes when he was refused service at the train station soda fountain?

3. Who were all but one of the six passengers aboard the S.S Malone?

4. What did Hughes do after the end of his freshman year at Columbia?

5. Where did Langston Hughes want to attend college?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 271 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample