What was one of the primary influences on Langston Hughes' poetry?
Langston Hughes Biography

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His father's move to Mexico
His grandmothers' death
The poetry of Carl Sandburg and Walt Whitman
Rejection by poetry magazines
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Where did Langston Hughes live after his maternal grandmother's death in his early teens?
Mexico
Cleveland, Ohio
Joplin, Missouri
Various cities
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What role did Langston Hughes play in his school's literary activities?
He was a primary influence on the literary magazine.
He frequently submitted to other poetry magazines.
He was the editor of his school's literary magazine.
He rejected contributions to the literary magazine.
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Where did Langston Hughes study after graduating from high school in 1920?
Harvard University
Columbia University
Mexico University
Cornell University
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What job did Langston Hughes have when he met American poet Vachel Lindsay in 1925?
Busboy in a Washington, D.C. hotel restaurant
Steward on a freighter
Professor at Columbia University
Poet in residence in Harlem
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What did Vachel Lindsay do for Langston Hughes' poetry?
He criticized and rejected Hughes' work.
He promoted Hughes' poetry using his connections.
He plagiarized Hughes' poems.
He discouraged Hughes from pursuing poetry.
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What achievement helped Langston Hughes secure a scholarship to attend Lincoln University in Pennsylvania?
Winning first prize in the Opportunity magazine literary competition
Meeting Carl Van Vecten in a poetry workshop
Inheriting a large sum of money
Joining a prestigious poetry club
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