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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Langston returns to New York, he is introduced to whom?
(a) Several important figures of the era.
(b) Relatives he has never met.
(c) Movie executives.
(d) Other playwrights.

2. On what does he spend his money?
(a) Books.
(b) A train ticket for his mother to come visit.
(c) The theater and a train ticket to Washington.
(d) College courses.

3. Where does Langston accept a job teaching English?
(a) In a private all boys' technical college.
(b) In a public university.
(c) In a public school in Mexico City.
(d) In a private business school and in a girls' finishing school.

4. Who is Dr. Woodson?
(a) A professor at Lincoln.
(b) His mother's physician.
(c) A famous author of sociology.
(d) Founder of the association for the Study of Negro Life and History.

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

6. What job does Langston have on his first ship?
(a) He serves the captain.
(b) He is a cook.
(c) He is a mess boy.
(d) He works in the engine room.

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

8. What does he do during this activity?
(a) He refuses to sing.
(b) He trips and drops the candle.
(c) He becomes bored and starts rolling his eyes and giggling.
(d) He laughs and makes fun of the reading.

9. Where will he be joining these people?
(a) In Chicago, Illinois.
(b) In Washington, DC.
(c) In Cleveland, Ohio.
(d) In Lincoln, Illinois.

10. What do people suppose Langston has because he is black?
(a) Aggression.
(b) Rhythm.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Strength.

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

12. Of what is Langston an active member?
(a) The Spanish Club.
(b) The debate team.
(c) The basketball team.
(d) Several teams and clubs.

13. What does Langston observe while working at a soda fountain?
(a) Many different views on racial issues.
(b) Social interaction.
(c) The many people who support the war.
(d) Many different views on the war.

14. How does Langston pass the time in Mexico?
(a) By reading and writing.
(b) By reading, improving his Spanish, and riding horses.
(c) By playing soccer with other boys in town.
(d) By working on his autobiography.

15. In what does Hughes become interested?
(a) Writing.
(b) Social issues.
(c) Theater.
(d) Dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Langston tell that his sickness derives from a hatred of his father?

2. What courses does Hughes take?

3. What does Langston do with the money the hotel pays him?

4. Who is Hughes' only friend in Africa?

5. What happens when Langston shows up to claim his room key at Columbia?

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