Instead of using "set off" used skyrocketed, or rocketed or left an impact or created a ripple effect, something around those lines.
Also, if you want to say the question from the novel use a single quotation, ', instead of a double. It makes more sense that way.
Answer:
A Despite not explicitly discussing Hughes or his poetry, King etc.
Explanation:
As the title <em>Langston Hughes' </em><em>Hidden influence </em><em>on MLK </em>clearly shows, the central idea is the non-visible (at first sight) influence of Langston Hughes on MLK. Due to the fact that MLK didn´t explicitly discussed or mentioned L. Hughes, his influence is, therefore, hidden.
the answer would be A. admiring and proud because I took the test yesterday and got it correct.