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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VIII-X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound at the marketplace does Cudjo report liking?
(a) The sound of a horse's whinny.
(b) The sound of cooing doves.
(c) The sound of a train in the distance.
(d) The sound of women's bracelets jangling.

2. When Hurston offers to help Cudjo, he says that he wants her to take him to what location?
(a) Macon.
(b) Selma.
(c) Mobile.
(d) Reform.

3. What sign does Hurston name as indicating that Cudjo is somewhere close by his house?
(a) The front gate is unlocked.
(b) There is a fire going in the fire pit.
(c) The front door is standing open.
(d) His great-granddaughters are on the porch.

4. There is a large tree in Cudjo's yard that bears what type of fruit?
(a) Mangoes.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Pears.

5. What action does Hurston take when she sees Cudjo's face take on the qualities of a mask during one of their conversations?
(a) She takes a picture of him.
(b) She slips quietly away.
(c) She gives him a hug.
(d) She goes into the next room.

Short Answer Questions

1. About whom is Cudjo trying to tell Hurston when she breaks in, telling Cudjo that she wants to hear more about his own life?

2. Of what cause did Cudjo's lawyer in the railroad case die?

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

4. Captain Jim Meaher tells Cudjo to take what action when the food on the plantation begins to run out due to the Civil War?

5. Chapter IX exhibits what title?

(see the answer key)

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