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

2. Who takes Langston in?
(a) The Reeds.
(b) The DeVanes.
(c) The Campbells.
(d) The Smiths.

3. Who introduces Langston to the poetry of Carl Sandburg?
(a) Miss Emilia Hartkopf.
(b) Miss Ethel Weimer.
(c) Miss Ellen Conn.
(d) Miss Emily Mills.

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

5. In what school does Langston's mother enroll him?
(a) The Harrison Street School.
(b) Berkeley-Carroll School.
(c) Poly Preparatory School.
(d) Indian Creek School.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Langston pass the time in Mexico?

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

3. Whose poems does Langston like?

4. Why is this summer called the 'Red Summer?'

5. Who are among Langston's classmates?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Langston's father.

2. How is Langston treated in Africa?

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

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

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

6. How is Langston, yet again, faced with prejudice?

7. What is Langston's job on the S.S. West Hesseltine?

8. What happens when Langston's mother performs at church?

9. What happens to Langston when he goes to a cafeteria with a white friend?

10. What happens when Langston is fourteen?

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