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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters II-IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day and time does Cudjo name at the end of Chapter I when telling Hurston when she should return to his home?
(a) Independence Day.
(b) The following morning.
(c) A week from Thursday.
(d) The following evening.

2. About whom is Cudjo trying to tell Hurston when she breaks in, telling Cudjo that she wants to hear more about his own life?
(a) Cudjo's sister.
(b) Cudjo's son.
(c) Cudjo's father.
(d) Cudjo's grandfather.

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

4. How many fully biologically-related younger siblings had Cudjo had?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

5. Cudjo states that he had been nearly what age when the chief had sent for all boys over the age of 14?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who owned and sailed in command of the Clotilde ship at the time Cudjo was aboard it?

3. How long after a woman's husband dies is she allowed to wed, according to Cudjo when talking about his former community in Africa?

4. By whom is the Introduction to Barracoon written?

5. What does Cudjo say had been his mother's name?

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