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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters II-IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Cudjo name as the agent responsible for finding a man wives to add to his family?
(a) The man's first wife.
(b) The man himself.
(c) The man's mother.
(d) A matchmaker.

2. What does Cudjo say had been the name of the god he had worshiped in Africa?
(a) Alahua.
(b) Olaudah.
(c) Igbo.
(d) Chucha.

3. What position does Cudjo hold within the Old Landmark Baptist Church?
(a) Deacon.
(b) Sexton.
(c) Priest.
(d) Reverend.

4. The well from which Cudjo draws his water at his Alabama home lies between two rows of what type of crop?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Leeks.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Pole-beans.

5. What is NOT listed by Cudjo among the tasks a man's wives would perform in order to help him get to sleep in Cudjo's former community in Africa?
(a) Fanning him to create a breeze.
(b) Singing a low lullaby.
(c) Cleaning his hands and toenails.
(d) Rubbing his head.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Cudjo share both his fruit and his obvious affections at the start of Chapter II?

2. The text states that the Dahoman year was split into two parts that included what two elements?

3. What reason does Cudjo give Hurston at the end of Chapter II when he wants Hurston to leave?

4. How many days pass between Cudjo telling Hurston about his grandfather's death and her next visit to his home?

5. The owner of the Clotilde deceptively reported that the ship had been on a mission to retrieve what product?

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