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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after a woman's husband dies is she allowed to wed, according to Cudjo when talking about his former community in Africa?
(a) 1 year.
(b) Never.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

2. What are the names of Cudjo's twin great-granddaughters?
(a) Katie and Kimberly.
(b) Mary and Martha.
(c) Teresa and Taylor.
(d) Nancy and Nelda.

3. What is the name of the church that Cudjo reports building with his community members in Africa Town?
(a) Old Landmark Baptist Church.
(b) Grace Lutheran Church.
(c) Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church.
(d) Southampton Methodist Church.

4. 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) Cicadas.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Gnats.
(d) Horseflies.

5. The well from which Cudjo draws his water at his Alabama home lies between two rows of what type of crop?
(a) Pole-beans.
(b) Leeks.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Carrots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Cudjo slept during his time as a slave belonging to the Meahers?

2. What is the penalty for killing a leopard and failing to bring the king its required body parts, according to Cudjo?

3. What objects are required to be brought to the king once a leopard has been killed, according to Cudjo?

4. On which coast of Africa were the barracoons of Whydah located?

5. For how many years had Cudjo lived as a slave of the Meahers?

(see the answer key)

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