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

2. How does Langston pass the time in Mexico?
(a) By playing soccer with other boys in town.
(b) By reading and writing.
(c) By working on his autobiography.
(d) By reading, improving his Spanish, and riding horses.

3. What has Langston's mother just done?
(a) Had another child.
(b) Moved in with her sister.
(c) Divorced his father.
(d) Remarried.

4. Why is Hughes severely hazed when he first attends Lincoln?
(a) He does not appear as "black" as other students.
(b) He is very intelligent.
(c) He is one of the few black students.
(d) Because of his mild celebrity attributed to "The Weary Blues."

5. What courses does Hughes take?
(a) Literature and theater.
(b) Music and literature.
(c) Education and literature.
(d) Theater and music.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While in Baton Rouge, what does Langston visit?

3. What does Langston's mother want him to do?

4. What is Hughes' job aboard the S.S. West Hesseltine?

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

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