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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Busboy Poet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what does he spend his money?
(a) The theater and a train ticket to Washington.
(b) College courses.
(c) Books.
(d) A train ticket for his mother to come visit.

2. By whom is Langston greatly influenced?
(a) Carrie Walnutt.
(b) Sally Pecan.
(c) Mary Hazelnutt.
(d) Helen Chestnutt.

3. How does Langston pass the time in Mexico?
(a) By reading, improving his Spanish, and riding horses.
(b) By playing soccer with other boys in town.
(c) By working on his autobiography.
(d) By reading and writing.

4. Of what is Langston in search when he returns to New York?
(a) A theater for which to write.
(b) Another sailing vessel.
(c) A job.
(d) An apartment.

5. After a while, when Langston stops going to classes, in what does he become more interested?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Singing.
(c) Music.
(d) Brooklyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. After crossing into the country, why is Langston denied a sleeping car on the train?

2. What does Langston learn at this community center?

3. Where does Langston accept a job teaching English?

4. What does his mother do afterward?

5. What has Langston's mother just done?

(see the answer key)

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