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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, Theater in a Suitcase.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Langston do when he is denied admittance because of his color?
(a) He begins watching movies at the opera house.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He complains to the management.
(d) He stays at home.

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

3. How does Hughes become involved with anti-war campaigns?
(a) Writing advertisements for billboards.
(b) Advertisements for the radio.
(c) Writing and handing out pamphlets to the public.
(d) Speaking to people at rallies.

4. Why do the children do this?
(a) They claim to be saved.
(b) They want to be professional singers.
(c) Their families bring them to church every Sunday.
(d) They want to assist with the service.

5. How does Langston decide to use his pay from the film?
(a) To travel to Russia.
(b) To travel through Asia.
(c) To visit his friends in Cleveland.
(d) To travel to Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a while, when Langston stops going to classes, in what does he become more interested?

2. Why are Hughes and the crew sent to Odessa?

3. What does Langston think about the box of books he has brought for this journey?

4. Which of Hughes' works is published during this summer?

5. Of what is Langston an active member?

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