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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Upon leaving Cudjo at the end of Chapter I, Hurston describes him as having his "bare feet exposed" (23) to a cloud composed of what types of insects?
(a) Gnats.
(b) Cicadas.
(c) Horseflies.
(d) Mosquitoes.

4. Whom does Cudjo name as having decided adultery cases within his former community in Africa?
(a) The magistrate.
(b) The spouse of the accused.
(c) The village chief.
(d) The king.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long in total had the voyage to buy slaves taken the men on the Clotilde?

2. What is NOT named among the fruits for which Cudjo and his sibings would search the woods during his childhood?

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 day that Cudjo says he is going to water his potato vines when Hurston is leaving his home, when does he tell Hurston to return?

5. What day and time does Cudjo name at the end of Chapter I when telling Hurston when she should return to his home?

(see the answer key)

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