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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What objects are required to be brought to the king once a leopard has been killed, according to Cudjo?
(a) The ears.
(b) The eyes.
(c) The whiskers.
(d) The tail and heart.

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

3. How many slaves were bought in the same transaction in which Cudjo was purchased?
(a) 100.
(b) 130.
(c) 50.
(d) 320.

4. In what month and year did Zora Neale Hurston first meet Cudjo?
(a) July of 1927.
(b) February of 1921.
(c) December of 1935.
(d) September of 1931.

5. What is the penalty for killing a leopard and failing to bring the king its required body parts, according to Cudjo?
(a) A hefty fine.
(b) Death.
(c) The loss of a wife.
(d) 5 years in prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owned and sailed in command of the Clotilde ship at the time Cudjo was aboard it?

2. 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?

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

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

5. Cudjo states that he had been nearly what age when the chief had sent for all boys over the age of 14?

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