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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Hughes severely hazed when he first attends Lincoln?
(a) Because of his mild celebrity attributed to "The Weary Blues."
(b) He is one of the few black students.
(c) He does not appear as "black" as other students.
(d) He is very intelligent.

2. Who is Hughes' only friend in Africa?
(a) A twenty-year-old sailor.
(b) A sixteen-year-old mulatto boy.
(c) An eighteen-year-old white woman.
(d) An old African man.

3. What does Hughes do with the books?
(a) He throws them into the sea.
(b) He puts them in a crate.
(c) He gives them away.
(d) He rereads them.

4. What is the S.S. West Hesseltine?
(a) A sailboat headed to Africa.
(b) A cruise ship headed to Africa.
(c) A freighter headed to Africa.
(d) A private yacht headed to Africa.

5. When is Langston reunited with his father for a short while?
(a) His family moves to New York.
(b) His mother and he move to Mexico City.
(c) He visits his father in Mexico for a summer.
(d) His father joins them in Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Langston do at this revival?

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

5. Where does Langston accept a job teaching English?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Langston becomes a busboy at the Wardman Park Hotel?

2. Why does Langston return to Mexico for the summer?

3. What influences exist in Langston's life at this point?

4. What does Langston do, now that he has become interested in social issues?

5. What happens when Langston returns to New York?

6. Describe Langston's father.

7. How is Langston affected by his father's attitude?

8. How does Langston act on stage at church? What are the reactions of the congregation and his mother?

9. How does Langston become involved in school activities at Central High School?

10. How do Langston and his father get into an argument?

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