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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XI and XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two items does Cudjo save and give to Hurston during their final visit?
(a) The last two oranges from the tree.
(b) The last two raspberries from the bush.
(c) The last two peaches from the tree.
(d) The last two apples from the tree.

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

3. At what time does Hurston arrive at Cudjo's house at the start of Chapter II?
(a) 7 o'clock in the evening.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Noon.
(d) 8 o'clock in the morning.

4. What type of fruit does Hurston bring to Cudjo at the start of Chapter II?
(a) Pears.
(b) Plums.
(c) Apples.
(d) Peaches.

5. By whom is the Introduction to Barracoon written?
(a) Deborah G. Plant.
(b) Cudjo.
(c) Alice Walker.
(d) Zora Neale Hurston.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wives does Cudjo say his father had acquired?

2. How many names does Cudjo say it is customary for native Africans to give their children who are born on "de Americky soil" (72)?

3. For how many days was Cudjo forced to stay in the place where his people's body parts were being displayed as signs of the King of Dahomey's victory?

4. In what month and year did Zora Neale Hurston first meet Cudjo?

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

(see the answer key)

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