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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 does Langston think about the box of books he has brought for this journey?
(a) He decides they are a part of his past.
(b) They will be a part of his new life.
(c) They will help him in his journey in Africa.
(d) He is glad he brought them.

2. Of what is Langston an active member?
(a) Several teams and clubs.
(b) The debate team.
(c) The Spanish Club.
(d) The basketball team.

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

4. During his senior year of high school, what happens to Langston?
(a) He joins the track team.
(b) He is prom king.
(c) He becomes class president.
(d) He is elected editor of the yearbook and class poet.

5. Why is this summer called the 'Red Summer?'
(a) Because the summer has record high temperatures.
(b) Because many Chinese are moving to the country.
(c) Because of the violence against blacks that ensues in the post war environment.
(d) Because the fear of Communism has spread like wildfire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens during a revival?

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

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

4. Does Langston finish college at Columbia?

5. What does Langston's mother make him do at church?

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