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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, I've Known Rivers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does his mother do afterward?
(a) She has him meet with the pastor.
(b) She whips him and teaches him a lesson about respecting other people's art.
(c) She sends him to live with his father.
(d) She begins to cry hysterically.

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

3. Describe Hughes' family history.
(a) Exciting.
(b) Abusive.
(c) Mixed.
(d) Uneducated.

4. After another separation with his stepfather, what does Hughes' mother do?
(a) She moves to Chicago.
(b) She moves to New York.
(c) She moves to Alabama.
(d) She moves to Washington.

5. What does Langston do at the end of the summer?
(a) He attends Columbia University.
(b) He visits friends in Paris.
(c) He stays in Mexico.
(d) He returns to the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Langston learn at this community center?

2. In what does Hughes become interested?

3. To whom does Mary introduce Hughes?

4. Who introduces Langston to the poetry of Carl Sandburg?

5. In what community center does Langston become involved?

(see the answer key)

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