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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters V-VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Leopard.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Lion.

2. At what time of day does Cudjo say the Dahomey had broken the Great Gate of Tokkoi?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Daybreak.
(d) Noon.

3. What action does Cudjo report taking the entire first night of his captivity?
(a) Plotting.
(b) Humming.
(c) Singing.
(d) Crying.

4. Cudjo states that if a person were found guilty of murder in his former community in Africa, then what consequence would have been levied upon that person?
(a) The murderer would be bound to the dead body of the person he had murdered and would be left there for dead.
(b) The murderer would be executed by the remaining family members of the murder victim.
(c) The murderer would be thrown into prison for many years.
(d) The murderer would have had to pay a very heavy fine.

5. What type of fruit does Hurston bring to Cudjo at the start of Chapter II?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Plums.
(c) Pears.
(d) Apples.

Short Answer Questions

1. The King of Dahomey, on whose behalf Cudjo was captured and sold into slavery, is said to have maintained an army of how many people?

2. The Dahomey soldiers tell Cudjo that they cannot listen to his cries since they have only been sent to perform what task for the King of Dahomey?

3. The owner of the Clotilde deceptively reported that the ship had been on a mission to retrieve what product?

4. From what type of implement does Cudjo always drink his well water?

5. What are the names of Cudjo's twin great-granddaughters?

(see the answer key)

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