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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. Which member of Cudjo's family dies one month after the death of his beloved wife Seely?
(a) Alice.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Aleck.
(d) David.

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

3. How many initiation rites does Cudjo report he had completed before leaving Africa?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

4. One night, Seely has a dream that her dead children are suffering from what affliction?
(a) They are longing for revenge.
(b) They are not at peace.
(c) They are cold.
(d) They are lonely.

5. Cudjo reports that the "colored folks" of what classification had picked on native Africans, calling them "ig'nant savage[s]" (68)?
(a) Who had been born in America.
(b) Who had acquired good jobs.
(c) Who had never been slaves.
(d) Who had been awarded stipends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects are required to be brought to the king once a leopard has been killed, according to Cudjo?

2. When Cudjo and his friends decide to return to Africa, how do they plan to get there?

3. How many slaves were bought in the same transaction in which Cudjo was purchased?

4. Hurston writes that she knows that once she had crossed which bridge, Cudjo would go back to his porch?

5. The first time Hurston visits Cudjo within Chapter II, what do they end up doing instead of Cudjo telling Hurston about himself?

(see the answer key)

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