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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. Where will he be joining these people?
(a) In Chicago, Illinois.
(b) In Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) In Lincoln, Illinois.
(d) In Washington, DC.

2. What is Hughes pleased to find about Africa?
(a) The people are kind.
(b) He feels welcome.
(c) It is not as primitive as the movies had portrayed.
(d) It is as primitive as he expected.

3. Who will Langston be joining?
(a) His mother, stepfather, and stepbrother.
(b) His mother and aunt.
(c) His mother, stepfather, and half-brother.
(d) His mother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. High school has readied him for college. Does Langston have a chance of going on with his education?

3. Has Langston become interested in writing?

4. What has Langston's mother just done?

5. Why does Langston become depressed?

(see the answer key)

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