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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters II-IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year had Cudjo lost his wife?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1908.

2. At what time does Hurston arrive at Cudjo's house at the start of Chapter II?
(a) 7 o'clock in the evening.
(b) 8 o'clock in the morning.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

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

4. What crop does Cudjo say he plants only for the benefit of his twin great-granddaughters?
(a) Sweet potatoes.
(b) Pineapple.
(c) Sugar cane.
(d) Apples.

5. Cudjo says that the daughter of a very rich man back in his community in Africa would install each of his daughters in a fat-house for what period of time?
(a) 100 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after a woman's husband dies is she allowed to wed, according to Cudjo when talking about his former community in Africa?

2. At what location were the barracoons from which Cudjo was taken by the owner of the Clotilda?

3. What gift does Hurston give to Cudjo during the visit when Cudjo tells her about his father?

4. With whom does Cudjo share both his fruit and his obvious affections at the start of Chapter II?

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

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