1. The first time Hurston visits Cudjo within Chapter II, what do they end up doing instead of Cudjo telling Hurston about himself?
(a) Cudjo asks Hurston to help him repair a rip in his blanket.
(b) Hurston asks Cudjo to tell her instead about his children.
(c) Cudjo gives Hurston a tour of his gardens.
(d) Cudjo makes a pot of stew and they eat.

2. At what location were the barracoons from which Cudjo was taken by the owner of the Clotilda?
(a) Olaudah.
(b) Johannesburg.
(c) Whydah.
(d) Senegal.

3. Cudjo tells Hurston that he remembers everything that has ever happened to him since he had been a youth of what age?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

4. What objects are required to be brought to the king once a leopard has been killed, according to Cudjo?
(a) The whiskers.
(b) The ears.
(c) The tail and heart.
(d) The eyes.

5. What does Cudjo say had been his father's name?
(a) O-lo-loo-ay.
(b) A-la-loo-to.
(c) U-no-noo-pay.
(d) E-lee-lee-o.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon leaving Cudjo at the end of Chapter I, Hurston describes him as having his "bare feet exposed" (23) to a cloud composed of what types of insects?

2. How many fully biologically-related older siblings had Cudjo had?

3. What does Cudjo say had been the name of the god he had worshiped in Africa?

4. On what day of the sea voyage were the slaves finally brought up onto the deck so that they could "regain the use of their limbs" (11)?

5. What gift does Hurston give to Cudjo during the visit when Cudjo tells her about his father?

(see the answer key)

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