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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. At what age does Langston Hughes begin to consider himself a poet?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Twenty.

2. How much money does Langston earn from The Crisis?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) Ten dollars.

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

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

5. In what community center does Langston become involved?
(a) The Huron Playhouse.
(b) The Croswell.
(c) The Carousel.
(d) The Karamu House.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Langston's only friend at Columbia?

2. From whom is his mother's grandfather supposedly descended?

3. What does Langston do on the train ride to Mexico?

4. What is the S.S. West Hesseltine?

5. What courses does Hughes take?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Langston's father's mind changed, regarding his collegiate studies?

2. What does Langston do while at Lincoln?

3. What happened to Langston, one day during a revival at the church?

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

5. What does Langston do after dropping out of Columbia?

6. What does Langston realize about his father, when he visits him for a summer?

7. How is Langston treated in Africa?

8. Why does Langston move to Cleveland?

9. Why do Langston's classmates believe he would be a good poet?

10. What happens when Langston returns to New York?

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