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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Cleaning his hands and toenails.
(b) Fanning him to create a breeze.
(c) Singing a low lullaby.
(d) Rubbing his head.

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

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

4. When remonstrating Hurston for not recognizing the importance of ancestors' stories, Cudjo asks her where the house is located in which the what is the leader?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Leopard.
(c) Lion.
(d) Mouse.

5. How many meals per day does a young woman eat when residing in a fat-house?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position had the new head of Africa Town held back in Africa?

2. At what time of day does Cudjo become a slave to the Dahomey people?

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

4. Toward what object had Cudjo run just after his king had been killed before his very eyes?

5. At what time does Hurston arrive at Cudjo's house at the start of Chapter II?

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