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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22, Simple Speaks His Mind.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Hughes do when he returns to Moscow?
(a) He learns Russian.
(b) He waits for his permit to leave.
(c) He writes and sells articles about his travels in Russia.
(d) He meets with another movie producer to discuss creating a film about his experiences in Russia.

5. How is Langston employed on a freighter?
(a) As a mess boy.
(b) As a cook.
(c) As a a petty officer.
(d) As a sailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Langston's mother write?

2. Why is Hughes severely hazed when he first attends Lincoln?

3. What does his mother receive while they are there?

4. Where does this trip south take Langston?

5. How much does Langston's meal cost him?

(see the answer key)

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