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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Langston continue to submit plays?
(a) Footlite.
(b) The Karamu.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) Broadway.

2. Where are Hughes' plays performed?
(a) At the Wintergarden.
(b) At Karamu.
(c) At Footlite.
(d) At the Croswell.

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

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

5. What does Langston's mother want him to do?
(a) Go to Mexico.
(b) Stay with her in Chicago.
(c) Move to New York.
(d) Get a job in Cleveland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is this summer called the 'Red Summer?'

2. How does Langston pass the time in Mexico?

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

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

5. After his first year at Lincoln, where does Hughes rent a room for the summer?

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