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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XI and XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The owner of the Clotilde deceptively reported that the ship had been on a mission to retrieve what product?
(a) Sugar cane.
(b) Red palm oil.
(c) Opium.
(d) Slaves.

2. In what way does Cudjo describe the day David was killed?
(a) Ash Wednesday.
(b) Easter Saturday.
(c) Good Friday.
(d) Palm Sunday.

3. At the time of the interviews, Cudjo was living in what town in Alabama?
(a) York.
(b) Mobile.
(c) Plateau.
(d) Reform.

4. About whom is Cudjo trying to tell Hurston when she breaks in, telling Cudjo that she wants to hear more about his own life?
(a) Cudjo's father.
(b) Cudjo's sister.
(c) Cudjo's grandfather.
(d) Cudjo's son.

5. In Chapter XI when Hurston and Cudjo share a meal before they talk, of what does their meal consist?
(a) Blue crab.
(b) Beans.
(c) Biscuits.
(d) Shrimp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects are required to be brought to the king once a leopard has been killed, according to Cudjo?

2. The King of Dahomey, on whose behalf Cudjo was captured and sold into slavery, is said to have maintained an army of how many people?

3. Within a piece of Hurston's narration toward the end of the book, she says she had spent what amount of time with Cudjo?

4. For what reason can Cudjo not marry the woman he takes a liking to in the marketplace?

5. How much money did Cudjo's lawyer seek from the railroad for their role in Cudjo's accident with the train?

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