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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many fully biologically-related older siblings had Cudjo had?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. According to Cudjo, it had been the custom for wives of a deceased husband to take what action immediately upon the man's death?
(a) Pack to move to fat-houses.
(b) Whitewash their homes.
(c) Give all of their money to the king.
(d) Shave their heads.

3. The first time Hurston visits Cudjo within Chapter II, what do they end up doing instead of Cudjo telling Hurston about himself?
(a) Cudjo makes a pot of stew and they eat.
(b) Cudjo asks Hurston to help him repair a rip in his blanket.
(c) Cudjo gives Hurston a tour of his gardens.
(d) Hurston asks Cudjo to tell her instead about his children.

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

5. At what location were the barracoons from which Cudjo was taken by the owner of the Clotilda?
(a) Olaudah.
(b) Whydah.
(c) Johannesburg.
(d) Senegal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sells Cudjo to the white North American slavers?

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

3. 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?

4. What type of fruit does Hurston bring to Cudjo at the start of Chapter II?

5. What does Cudjo say had been the name of the god he had worshiped in Africa?

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