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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The four men responsible for the deal that resulted in Cudjo's status as a slave included how many of the Meaher brothers?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

2. Cudjo says that when a new wife comes to a house, she at first lives with whom until she gets her own house?
(a) The original wife.
(b) The pastor.
(c) The man.
(d) The next-to-latest wife to be wed.

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) The front gate is unlocked.
(c) The front door is standing open.
(d) There is a fire going in the fire pit.

4. Cudjo's house in Alabama is within sight distance of whose house?
(a) Cudjo's sister-in-law.
(b) Cudjo's daughter-in-law.
(c) Cudjo's granddaughter.
(d) Cudjo's caretaker.

5. Who owned and sailed in command of the Clotilde ship at the time Cudjo was aboard it?
(a) Jim Meaher.
(b) Tim Meaher.
(c) Captain Foster.
(d) Burns Meaher.

Short Answer Questions

1. About whom is Cudjo trying to tell Hurston when she breaks in, telling Cudjo that she wants to hear more about his own life?

2. In what year had Cudjo lost his wife?

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

4. From what type of implement does Cudjo always drink his well water?

5. When remonstrating Hurston for not recognizing the importance of ancestors' stories, Cudjo asks her where the house is located in which the what is the leader?

(see the answer key)

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