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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. Hurston describes Cudjo as hustling his great-granddaughters off to play by using what type of "abuse" (25)?
(a) Playful.
(b) Mild.
(c) Affectionate.
(d) Violent.

2. Whom does Cudjo name as having decided adultery cases within his former community in Africa?
(a) The village chief.
(b) The magistrate.
(c) The spouse of the accused.
(d) The king.

3. Cudjo and Seely form an unofficial marriage with one another how long after they agree to wed?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 6 months.

4. One night, Seely has a dream that her dead children are suffering from what affliction?
(a) They are not at peace.
(b) They are cold.
(c) They are longing for revenge.
(d) They are lonely.

5. How old does Cudjo say he had been when he had last seen Africa?
(a) 19.
(b) 11.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cudjo say had been his mother's name?

2. The Afterword describes Cudjo's role as being "in the tradition of the" what "of his West African homeland" (117)?

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

4. What action does Cudjo report taking the entire first night of his captivity?

5. How many meals per day does a young woman eat when residing in a fat-house?

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