"Love to Langston" Reading Quiz

Who is the narrator of the poems in this book?

• Tony Medina

• Langston Hughes

• A teacher from Harlem

• Langston's father

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Where was Langston Hughes born?

• New York City, New York

• Joplin, Missouri

• Lawrence, Kansas

• Mexico City, Mexico

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When Langston was a young boy, who did he live with most of the time?

• His father in Mexico

• His mother in Cleveland

• His grandmother, Mary Langston

• His best friend

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Why did Langston's father move to Mexico?

• To become a famous poet

• To escape the racism he felt in the United States

• To work on a farm

• To teach Langston Spanish

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How did Langston feel about his father's attitude toward poor people and his own race?

• He agreed with his father completely.

• He was confused and hurt by his father's anger and dislike.

• He didn't care what his father thought.

• He thought his father was funny.

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Which famous neighborhood in New York City became the center of Langston's world and the "Harlem Renaissance"?

• Brooklyn

• Queens

• Harlem

In the book, Langston works many different jobs before becoming a famous writer. Which of these was one of his jobs?

• A) A ship’s cook and mess boy

• B) A busboy in a hotel

• C) A laundry worker

• D) All of the above

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Langston is often called the "Poet Laureate of the Negro People." What does his poetry mostly focus on?

• The lives, dreams, and struggles of ordinary African Americans

• Nature, trees, and animals

• Space travel and science fiction

• British kings and queens

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How did Langston Hughes get his first book of poems, "The Weary Blues," published?

• He won a lottery.

• He gave his poems to a famous poet, Vachel Lindsay, while working as a busboy.

• His father paid for it.

• He found a publisher in a phone book.

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What is the overall "tone" or message of the poems in "Love to Langston"?

• To show that writing is a waste of time.

• To celebrate Langston’s resilience and his love for his people.

• To explain how to become a millionaire.

• To teach children how to cook.

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