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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. Which two people does Cudjo name when saying who he had thought should be responsible for returning him to Africa?
(a) Zora Neale Hurston and Gumpa.
(b) President Lincoln and the U.S. Secretary of State.
(c) The King of Dahomey and Captain Foster.
(d) Captain Meaher and Captain Foster.

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

3. How long after a woman's husband dies is she allowed to wed, according to Cudjo when talking about his former community in Africa?
(a) Never.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

4. In the final sentence of the text, Hurston claims that Cudjo is "full of trembling awe before the altar of" (93) what?
(a) His ancestors.
(b) The dead.
(c) His god.
(d) The past.

5. At what time of day does Hurston say her final goodbye to Cudjo before going back to New York City?
(a) Evening.
(b) Late at night.
(c) Morning.
(d) Afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only adult listed by Cudjo in his list of people he has left?

2. 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)?

3. Cudjo's king is known throughout Africa as what part of the leopard?

4. In what location did the men who came to see Cudjo report his son David's body to be?

5. What gift does Hurston bring to Cudjo the day he takes her on a tour of his gardens?

(see the answer key)

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