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In Langston Hughes's "Theme for English B," where and when the speaker lives makes the assignment (Points : 5) humorous, because asking the speaker to write about himself is an exercise in absurdity. meaningless, because the speaker's teacher is a bigot who will not even bother to read his piece. simple, because the speaker is intelligent enough to attend Columbia University, a prestigious school near Harlem. difficult, because these things make the speaker question what is true about his own identity.

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