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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Columbia vs. Harlem.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Langston have on his first ship?
(a) He serves the captain.
(b) He works in the engine room.
(c) He is a cook.
(d) He is a mess boy.

2. Where does Langston enjoy watching Saturday football games?
(a) At the University of Kansas.
(b) At his high school.
(c) At the Kansas State University.
(d) On television.

3. What does Langston's father approach him one day and say?
(a) He wants him to go to college and become a writer.
(b) He wants him to go to college and become a mining engineer.
(c) He wants him to go to college and become a doctor.
(d) He wants him to go to college and become a painter.

4. Why does Langston sneak into the medical school building?
(a) He wants to be a doctor.
(b) To watch students dissect cadavers.
(c) He needs a doctor.
(d) He wants to steal medical supplies.

5. What does Langston observe while working at a soda fountain?
(a) Many different views on the war.
(b) Social interaction.
(c) Many different views on racial issues.
(d) The many people who support the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Langston finish college at Columbia?

2. What do the children do one by one?

3. By whom is Langston greatly influenced?

4. Why do the children do this?

5. How does Langston help this family?

(see the answer key)

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