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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Langston do at the end of the summer?

2. What does Langston do that evening?

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

4. To whom does Mary introduce Hughes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Langston, again, affected by racism, on his train ride home from Mexico?

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

3. What takes place during Langston's senior year?

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

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

6. Describe Hughes' family history.

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

8. What jobs does Langston have while living with the Reeds?

9. Describe Langston's father.

10. Describe Langston's experience in Paris.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mary McLeod Bethune helps Langston Hughes.

Part 1) Who is Mary McLeod Bethune? How does Langston know her?

Part 2) How does she influence Langston's life?

Part 3) How have those people with whom Langston has come into contact influence his life and work?

Essay Topic 2

Hughes' family life is unsettled.

Part 1) Describe his family life. Why is it so unsettled?

Part 2) How do his family dynamics affect him?

Part 3) How does the theme of a division between black and white play into this unsettled family?

Essay Topic 3

Hughes explores many different media.

Part 1) In what media does Hughes experiment? Why does he do this?

Part 2) How do these explorations affect his poetry? Why?

Part 3) How do these explorations affect Hughes' career as an artist? Why are these explorations significant?

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