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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, The Bloody Spanish Earth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Langston's meal cost him?
(a) Forty-five cents.
(b) Two dollars.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) Eight dollars and sixty-five cents.

2. How old is Langston Hughes when his grandmother dies?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twelve.

3. Where does Langston stay the following summer in order to complete his first novel?
(a) New York City.
(b) On Lincoln's campus.
(c) Carmel, California.
(d) Harlem.

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

5. Where does Langston continue to submit plays?
(a) The Karamu.
(b) Broadway.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) Footlite.

Short Answer Questions

1. High school has readied him for college. Does Langston have a chance of going on with his education?

2. Where does Noel Sullivan, an old friend of Hughes', put him up?

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

4. By whom is Langston greatly influenced?

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

(see the answer key)

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