View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Chapter I.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What sign does Hurston name as indicating that Cudjo is somewhere close by his house?
(a) His great-granddaughters are on the porch.
(b) There is a fire going in the fire pit.
(c) The front door is standing open.
(d) The front gate is unlocked.

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 sister.
(b) Cudjo's grandfather.
(c) Cudjo's son.
(d) Cudjo's father.

5. Hearing what word often brings tears to Cudjo's eyes within the interviews?
(a) Mother.
(b) Son.
(c) Africa.
(d) Slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. By whom is the Introduction to Barracoon written?

2. Cudjo's house in Alabama is within sight distance of whose house?

3. The four men responsible for the deal that resulted in Cudjo's status as a slave included how many of the Meaher brothers?

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 260 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample