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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. In Africa, how is Hughes considered?
(a) Colored.
(b) American.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

2. What is Hughes' job aboard the S.S. West Hesseltine?
(a) To cook for the officers.
(b) To steer the ship.
(c) To swab the deck.
(d) To watch over the petty officers' mess and make up their staterooms.

3. What does Langston do that evening?
(a) He calls his mother.
(b) He cries himself to sleep.
(c) He prays.
(d) He writes a letter to his mother.

4. Who takes Langston in?
(a) The Reeds.
(b) The DeVanes.
(c) The Campbells.
(d) The Smiths.

5. What does Langston think about his job as a doorman at a nightclub?
(a) It is unsatisfying.
(b) It is satisfying.
(c) It is exciting.
(d) It is fine.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom is his mother's grandfather supposedly descended?

2. On what does he spend his money?

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

4. What does Langston learn at this community center?

5. What does Langston do when he hears how much his food will cost?

(see the answer key)

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