Unit 1 Lesson 3 Langston Hughes Selection Quiz

Where does the story take place? Choose the best answer to each question.

• Miami

• Chicago

• Alabama

• California

The librarian asks Langston if he is named after Langston Hughes, the famous-- Choose the best answer to each question.

• fisherman

• painter

• chef

• poet

Who does Langston miss? Choose the best answer to each question.

• the librarian

• Aunt Lena

• his mother

• his father

Which sentence explains why Langston’s father sends money to people in Alabama? Choose the best answer to each question.

• “Wish you could have been named after me.”

• “A man takes care of his family.”

• “Ain’t no shame in being from the country.”

• “Langston be happy to help you with your cart.”

Where do Langston and his father go on their errands? Choose the best answer to each question.

• the village hall, the bakery, the ice cream shop

• the laundromat, the car wash, the shoe store

• the bank, the post office, the fish market

• the library, the butcher, the book store

Choose the definition for each word: errand

• short trips to do business

• long trips to do business

• short trips for vacation

• long trips for vacation

What is the meaning of the word "wedges"?

• widens a narrow space

• frees from a narrow space

• forces into a narrow space

• feels scared in a narrow space

What is the meaning of the word "fussing"?

• whispering

• protesting

• cheering

• thinking

An author is writing a historical fiction novel about President Abraham Lincoln’s childhood. Why would the author have Lincoln narrate the story as a character?

• to tell Lincoln’s thoughts in first-person point of view

• to tell Lincoln’s thoughts in third-person point of view

• to have other characters share their thoughts in first-person point of view

• to have other characters share their thoughts in third-person point of view

Which correctly describes the point of view the author uses in the passage? The wind blew just enough to stir up the dust. The land was dry and cracking in some spots. “I’m not sure how we are going to grow corn here,” Pa said to Ma. He wondered if he had done the right thing by moving his family west. Just then, Wes ran up. “Ma! Pa! There’s a huge lake over the hill!” He knew the news of water would ease his parents’ worries.

• Third person because the characters’ names are used

• First person because he and his are used to refer to characters

• First person because only one character’s thoughts are revealed

• Third person because the thoughts of different characters are revealed