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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. When Fire is finally published at the end of the summer, how is it received?
(a) With hostile reviews.
(b) With negative reviews.
(c) With mixed reviews.
(d) With positive reviews.

2. How are his first few months in this city?
(a) Difficult.
(b) Sad.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Boring.

3. In what school does Langston's mother enroll him?
(a) Indian Creek School.
(b) Poly Preparatory School.
(c) Berkeley-Carroll School.
(d) The Harrison Street School.

4. When Langston has had enough of the ocean and asked for his pay, where does he travel?
(a) London.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

5. What happens when, in January, 1921, "A Negro Speaks of Rivers" is published in The Crisis?
(a) He is asked to come to Lincoln on a partial scholarship.
(b) After seeing his son's publishing success, Mr. Hughes agreed to send his son to Columbia University in New York.
(c) After seeing her son's publishing success, Langston's mother sends him to Lincoln for college.
(d) He is accepted into Columbia University with a full-ride.

Short Answer Questions

1. That spring, where is Langston invited to spend the summer?

2. One day when Langston and a white friend go to a cafeteria for lunch, how much does his friend's meal cost?

3. What does Langston learn at this community center?

4. When is Langston reunited with his father for a short while?

5. Where does Langston enjoy watching Saturday football games?

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