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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Twenty-One,Tragedy at Toluca—Time to Leave.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Hughes's relatives became Dean of the first law school at Howard University?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His grandfather's brother.
(c) His grandmother's brother.
(d) His great uncle.

2. Where did Hughes find work the summer after his freshman year at Columbia?
(a) At a newspaper in Cleveland.
(b) At a truck garden on Staten Island.
(c) At a newspaper in New York City.
(d) At a bakery in Harlem.

3. What did Hughes's father decide he should study in school?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Mining engineering.
(c) Farming and ranching.
(d) Mechanical engineering.

4. Who took over Hughes's English classes when he left Mexico?
(a) James Hughes.
(b) A woman from Arkansas.
(c) Frau Schultz.
(d) A woman in the village.

5. Where was George from?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Sandy Hook?

2. Where did Langston Hughes want to attend college?

3. Where did Hughes go to live when he was in second grade?

4. What rivers were on Hughes's mind when he wrote his famous poem on the way to Mexico?

5. Why did Hughes turn down Alain Locke's request to meet with him?

(see the answer key)

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