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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. At the time of the interviews, Cudjo was living in what town in Alabama?
(a) Mobile.
(b) Plateau.
(c) Reform.
(d) York.

2. Free George tells Cudjo and his friends that they ought to take what action?
(a) Take a greater number of wives.
(b) Send their children to school.
(c) Join the church.
(d) Sue the government.

3. 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.

4. What is Cudjo's first-born son's American name?
(a) Johnny.
(b) David.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Aleck.

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. Which group does Cudjo name as the one that "make de war so dey free us" (60)?

2. How many meals per day does a young woman eat when residing in a fat-house?

3. When Cudjo goes to identify his son David, he sees a body without a what?

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

5. What type of creature does Cudjo use to explain his boys' tendency to get into fights?

(see the answer key)

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