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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 would Langston rather read?

2. What is Lincoln?

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

4. What does Langston's mother make him do at church?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hughes' family history.

2. Why does Langston move to Cleveland?

3. In what literature is Langston interested at this time?

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

5. What happens when Langston returns to New York?

6. How does Langston get the opportunity to travel to Africa? What does he do, as he travels across the ocean?

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

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

9. Describe Langston's father.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hughes has an interest in social issues.

Part 1) In what social issues, specifically, is Hughes interested?

Part 2) How does this interest shape his work and career?

Part 3) How does his work in both the United States and abroad affect those nations?

Essay Topic 2

Hughes is accepted into Columbia University.

Part 1) Describe his experience at Columbia.

Part 2) Why does he drop out? How does his experience at Columbia play a role in his decision to drop out?

Part 3) Is Langston's college experience worthwhile? Why or why not? What purpose does this time at Columbia serve?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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