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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. Cudjo states that he has been "in Americky soil since" (19) what year?
(a) 1863.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1874.
(d) 1859.

2. Whom does Cudjo name as the oldest native African within his community?
(a) Ole Chuck.
(b) Ole Charlie.
(c) Ole Fred.
(d) Ole Jimmy.

3. In what year did Cudjo's lawyer in the case against the railroad die?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1900.

4. Who is the only adult listed by Cudjo in his list of people he has left?
(a) His niece Mary.
(b) His daughter-in-law Mary.
(c) His daughter Mary.
(d) His granddaughter Mary.

5. What type of gun does Cudjo report seeing the Dahomeys carrying during the raid?
(a) German guns.
(b) Spanish guns.
(c) Cuban guns.
(d) French guns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cudjo name as his first inclination regarding the likely reason for the chief's decision to summon boys over the age of 14?

2. In what location did Cudjo build Aleck a house once Aleck had taken a wife?

3. For one year after a woman's husband dies, she is forbidden to take what action?

4. At the end of Chapter XI, when Cudjo agrees to pose for a photograph taken by Hurston, how many days does he say she must wait?

5. What is NOT listed by Cudjo among the tasks a man's wives would perform in order to help him get to sleep in Cudjo's former community in Africa?

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