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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, Rehearsal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During this time he meets with many important literary figures of what movement?
(a) The African American Movement.
(b) The Black Renaissance.
(c) The Black Wave.
(d) The Harlem Movement.

2. How much success does Langston have with these submissions?
(a) Little.
(b) Much.
(c) Overwhelming.
(d) No.

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

4. Why is this summer called the 'Red Summer?'
(a) Because many Chinese are moving to the country.
(b) Because the fear of Communism has spread like wildfire.
(c) Because the summer has record high temperatures.
(d) Because of the violence against blacks that ensues in the post war environment.

5. What has this place become?
(a) A club.
(b) A theater company.
(c) A church.
(d) A restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Langston pass the time in Mexico?

2. What does this group of individuals decide to create?

3. Which of Hughes' works is published during this summer?

4. What happens when, in January, 1921, "A Negro Speaks of Rivers" is published in The Crisis?

5. How does Langston's father try to convince Langston to come to Mexico for the summer?

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