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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. How long had Cudjo and Seely been married before they had a child together?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 2 years.

2. In Chapter XI when Hurston and Cudjo share a meal before they talk, of what does their meal consist?
(a) Blue crab.
(b) Shrimp.
(c) Biscuits.
(d) Beans.

3. How many days pass between Cudjo telling Hurston about his grandfather's death and her next visit to his home?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 1 months.

4. Cudjo's mother in Africa had given him what name?
(a) Olaudah.
(b) Cudjo.
(c) Kossula.
(d) Lewis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many initiation rites does Cudjo report he had completed before leaving Africa?

2. Cudjo states that if a person were found guilty of murder in his former community in Africa, then what consequence would have been levied upon that person?

3. Chapter IX exhibits what title?

4. In what month does Hurston say her final goodbye to Cudjo before she heads back to her home in New York City?

5. What element does Hurston insist Cudjo has no fear of?

(see the answer key)

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