Lesson Assessment - "Langston Hughes: Poet of the People

1.

1 point

Where does Langston's father want to send him?

Mexico

Cleveland

Harlem

Switzerland

2.

1 point

What happens right after Mr. Hughes sees one of Langston's poems on the floor?

He crumples the paper.

He reads the poem.

He puts the paper in a drawer.

He decides that Langston will go to school to be an engineer.

3.

1 point

Which of these is a fact and not an opinion about Columbia University?

It has good writing teachers.

It is in New York City.

It is one of the best schools in the nation.

It has a beautiful campus.

4.

1 point

Thad is studying to become a doctor because

he wants a comfortable life.

he wants to help people.

his best subject was biology.

his father wants him to become a doctor.

5.

1 point

What is Langston going to do at the end of the selection?

He is going back to Mexico with his father.

He is going to finish his engineering degree.

He is going to move to Harlem to write.

He is going to study medicine instead of engineering.

6.

1 point

How are Langston and his father different from one another?

Langston is practical and runs a ranch. His father is a writer and a dreamer.

Langston wants to go to medical school. His father will not pay for him to go to college.

Langston is rich and his father is poor.

Langston is a writer and a dreamer. His father is practical and runs a ranch.

7.

1 point

Why did the author write this play?

to show why you should never listen to your parents

to show that people sometimes need to take risks

to show the importance of receiving consequences

to show that all writers make a lot of money

8.

1 point

What will Langston's father do if his son leaves school?

His father will give him more money.

His father will help Langston become a poet.

His father will not give him any more money.

His father will take Langston to Harlem.

9.

1 point

How are Langston and Thad different?

Langston and Thad are not much different. They are almost the same.

Langston wants to become a doctor; Thad wants to be a writer and earn a good living.

Langston wants to become a writer; Thad wants to be a doctor and earn a good living.

Langston wants to become an engineer; Thad wants to be a doctor and earn a good living.

10.

1 point

Why is this selection called "Langston Hughes: Poet of the People"?

It is a story about poetry and shows several different types of poems.

The title does not fit the story because it is a play.

It tells about how Thad wanted to write about African American life.

It tells about how Langston Hughes wanted to write about African American life.