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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Not Without Laughter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what activity is Hughes involved?
(a) The school basketball team.
(b) The school band.
(c) The school Communist organization.
(d) The school paper.

2. Who are among Langston's classmates?
(a) Thurgood Marshall and Alice Walker.
(b) Etheridge Knight and Cab Calloway.
(c) Alice Walker and Etheridge Knight.
(d) Cab Calloway and Thurgood Marshall.

3. How is Langston treated in Africa?
(a) He is discriminated against.
(b) He is warmly welcomed.
(c) He is treated as an African.
(d) He is mistreated because he is American.

4. How does Fisk College reward Hughes for reading his poems at their college?
(a) With free college tuition.
(b) With a thank you dinner.
(c) With an article in the local paper.
(d) In a large fee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Africa, how is Hughes considered?

2. Where does Langston tour for the entirety of the summer?

3. Why is Langston's summer in Toluca not a bad one?

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

5. Whose poems does Langston like?

(see the answer key)

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