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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, Around the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does this trip south take Langston?
(a) To community centers and high schools.
(b) To famous theaters.
(c) To colleges, high schools, and local meeting places.
(d) To unversities and concert halls.

2. What does Langston receive for "Not Without Laughter?"
(a) A one thousand dollar prize.
(b) A four hundred dollar prize.
(c) A four thousand dollar prize.
(d) A one hundred dollar prize.

3. To whom does Mary introduce Hughes?
(a) Stanley Crouch.
(b) Michael Baisden.
(c) W.E.B. Du Bois.
(d) Derrick Bell.

4. Where does Langston enjoy watching Saturday football games?
(a) On television.
(b) At the University of Kansas.
(c) At his high school.
(d) At the Kansas State University.

5. How does Langston's father try to convince Langston to come to Mexico for the summer?
(a) He will buy him a new car.
(b) He hints at an opportunity to pursue a college education.
(c) He hints at getting full custody.
(d) He offers to pay his way.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do people suppose Langston has because he is black?

3. What does Langston find to still be prevalent when he visits his mother?

4. What does Langston do at the end of the summer?

5. Where does Langston's father offer to take Langston?

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