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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what type of implement does Cudjo always drink his well water?
(a) A tall glass.
(b) A china saucer.
(c) A tightly-woven basket.
(d) A homemade tin cup.

2. How many days pass between Cudjo telling Hurston about his grandfather's death and her next visit to his home?
(a) 1 months.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 days.

3. What is NOT named among the fruits for which Cudjo and his sibings would search the woods during his childhood?
(a) Pineapple.
(b) Mango.
(c) Banana.
(d) Avocado.

4. 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) Rubbing his head.
(b) Fanning him to create a breeze.
(c) Singing a low lullaby.
(d) Cleaning his hands and toenails.

5. What kind of beverage was drunk by the mourners of Cudjo's grandfather?
(a) Darjeeling tea.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Rum.
(d) Palm wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month and year did Zora Neale Hurston first meet Cudjo?

2. Cudjo states that he had been nearly what age when the chief had sent for all boys over the age of 14?

3. At the time of the interviews, Cudjo was living in what town in Alabama?

4. According to Cudjo, it had been the custom for wives of a deceased husband to take what action immediately upon the man's death?

5. What crop does Cudjo say he plants only for the benefit of his twin great-granddaughters?

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