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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. Why does Langston purchase a new suit and coat and travel to McKeesport, Pennsylvania?

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

3. How does Langston help this family?

4. Who does Langston's grandmother take Langston to hear at the university?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Langston's father.

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

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

6. How is Langston treated in Africa?

7. What does Langston do while at Lincoln?

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

9. How does Langston end up meeting the editors of The Crisis?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hughes travels to Spain.

Part 1) Why does he travel to Spain? How is this trip foreshadowed?

Part 2) What does this trip reveal about Hughes' character?

Part 3) How does Hughes' time in Spain affect him and those with whom he comes into contact? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Langston is involved in anti-war campaigns.

Part 1) How is he involved in anti-war campaigns? Why is he involved in these campaigns?

Part 2) How does his early interest in social issues foreshadow this?

Part 3) How do his anti-war campaigns affect others? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Hughes has a strong work ethic.

Part 1) How is this revealed early in his life? How does he come about this work ethic?

Part 2) How does this affect his art?

Part 3) Would he have been as successful without this curiosity and interest in the world? Explain.

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