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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 is NOT named among the fruits for which Cudjo and his sibings would search the woods during his childhood?
(a) Banana.
(b) Mango.
(c) Avocado.
(d) Pineapple.

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 asks Hurston to help him repair a rip in his blanket.
(b) Hurston asks Cudjo to tell her instead about his children.
(c) Cudjo makes a pot of stew and they eat.
(d) Cudjo gives Hurston a tour of his gardens.

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

4. Whom does Cudjo name as the agent responsible for finding a man wives to add to his family?
(a) The man's mother.
(b) The man himself.
(c) A matchmaker.
(d) The man's first wife.

5. What gift does Hurston give to Cudjo during the visit when Cudjo tells her about his father?
(a) A can of mosquito repellent.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A mother-of-pearl comb.
(d) A ham.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter II's title refers to the arrival of what person in Cudjo's life?

2. Hurston describes Cudjo as hustling his great-granddaughters off to play by using what type of "abuse" (25)?

3. Cudjo tells Hurston that he had been the son of which wife of his father's?

4. How many slaves were bought in the same transaction in which Cudjo was purchased?

5. What kind of beverage was drunk by the mourners of Cudjo's grandfather?

(see the answer key)

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