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WorksheetsFinding Langston
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the name of Langston's middle school?
Haines Junior High
Haley Junior High
Harvey Junior High
Hall Junior High
What is Langston's street address and apartment number?
4501 Wabash Avenue, 4D
4607 Wabash Avenue, 3D
4501 Walleye Avenue, 2D
4507 Walbush Avenue, 4D
What are the names of the boys that bother Langston at school?
Lymon, Erroll, & Clem
Lymon, Aaron, & Clem
Lymon, Enis, & Clem
Lymon, Eric, & Clem
What is the full name of the branch of the Chicago Public Library that Langston visits?
George Cleveland Hall Branch
George Washington Hall Branch
Grover Cleveland Hall Branch
George Carver Hall Branch
What three things does Langston think the library smells like?
Old paper, glue, & wood
Old paper, wax, & wood
Old paper, ink, & straw
Old paper, glue, & cement
What time does the school bell ring?
3:30
4:00
4:30
How many books is Langston allowed to check out from the library?
(a)
What is the name of the grocery store owner?
Mr. Fisk
Mr. Shields
Mr. Diehl
What is Langston and his father's last stop while running errands?
Fish market
Butcher shop
Hardware store
Bookstore
What is Langston's dad's first name?
Harry
David
William
How many pennies fell out of Langston's dad's pocket?
(a)
What is the name of Langston's aunt?
(a)
What is the dewey decimal (call) number for trees?
(a)
What page does Mrs. Robins tell them to open their history books to?
(a)
What is the name of the plant his father works at?
Maxwell House
Maxwell Brothers
Malcolm Brothers
Orville House
What subject and at what school does Miss Fulton teach?
English, Dunbar High School
English, Haines High School
Social Studies, Duniway High School
Social Studies, Dunbar High School
Whose clothes always looked two sizes too small?
(a)
Who wants to join the Navy someday?
(a)
In The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes, what is the title of Poem 4?
Black Beauty
To the Black Beloved
Mother to Son
Montage of a Dream
Which two teams are playing baseball in the World Series?
Cardinals & White Sox
Cardinals & Red Sox
Cubs & Red Sox
Cubs & Yankees
What do they call the big explosion on the Navy ship in California?
Port Chicago disaster
San Diego disaster
Los Angeles disaster
San Jose disaster
Who has one eye smaller than the other?
Erroll
Clem
Ruby
What is the name of the children's librarian?
Miss Collins
Miss Fulton
Miss Conner
What did Langston's mama used to boil to get rid of the fish smell?
sugar
eggs
apples
Who sent Langston's dad the letter about grandma being sick?
Aunt Lisa
Uncle Willie
Aunt Linda
What nickname for Chicago's south side does Langston love?
The Black Belt
Bronzetown
Black Ghetto
What kind of tree does Langston look for in the tree book?
Birch
Dogwood
Maple
Who punches Langston?
Clem
Erroll
Jim Bob
Who brings Langston apple pie?
Miss Cook
Miss Collins
Miss Robins
What is Miss Fulton's first name?
(a)
What is the name of the book that gets its pages ripped out?
The Weeping Blues
The Weary Times
The Dreary Blues
What does it say on the sign outside the church Langston and his dad attend in Chicago?
Praise Tabernacle
Jesus Is King
Praise the Lord
Hallelujah
Who is the only neighbor Langston knows by name?
Mr. Fields
Miss Cook
Mrs Robins
Where does Langston keep his key so he won't lose it?
under the rug
in his coat pocket
in his hat
What was the only time Langston had hot water in Alabama?
Sunday mornings
Friday nights
Monday mornings
Who is Langston's teacher?
Mrs. Robeson
Mrs. Robertson
Mrs Robinson
What do the bullies call Langston?
Country Kid
Backwoods Boy
Country Bumpkin
What is Langston's dad's nickname for mama?
(a)
Who is the poet Langston is named for?
Langston Hughley
Langston Hoover
Langston Hubner
Where does Langston's daddy work?
butcher shop
recycling plant
auto shop
On what days does Clem sometimes go to the library?
Fridays
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
Which street is the Hall branch of the library on?
Ohio
Huron
Eerie
What is the call number section for poetry?
(a)
What candy does Langston buy from the corner store?
Skittles
M&Ms
Tic Tacs
Who collects all the pages from The Weary Blues for Langston?
(a)
What's the name of the anthology of black poetry Miss Fulton reads from and Langston later checks out?
Dawn to Dusk
Caroling Blues
Carols at Dawn
What poem does Langston ask Miss Fulton to read to her again?
The Negro Mother
To the Black Beloved
The Weary Blues
The Raven
What family does Clem's mother work as a housekeeper for?
Williams
Pierce
Taft
What is the name of the Langston Hughes biography?
Black Beauty
The Weary Blues
Harlem Renaissance
Where did Langston move to Chicago from?
Arkansas
Alabama
Louisiana
Tennesssee
