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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter II's title refers to the arrival of what person in Cudjo's life?
(a) The duke.
(b) The prince.
(c) The king.
(d) The queen.

2. Whom does Cudjo name as having decided murder cases within his former community in Africa?
(a) The village chief.
(b) The magistrate.
(c) The murder victim's family members.
(d) The king.

3. How many wives does Cudjo say his father had acquired?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. There is a large tree in Cudjo's yard that bears what type of fruit?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Pears.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Mangoes.

5. 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?
(a) He thought the boys would have marriages arranged for them.
(b) He thought the boys would be sold as slaves.
(c) He thought the boys would begin to be taxed.
(d) He thought the boys would be put into the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the sea voyage were the slaves finally brought up onto the deck so that they could "regain the use of their limbs" (11)?

2. Cudjo receives what object as a sign that he is on the path to manhood?

3. Hurston describes Cudjo as hustling his great-granddaughters off to play by using what type of "abuse" (25)?

4. Whom does Cudjo name as having decided adultery cases within his former community in Africa?

5. Cudjo describes seeing what body parts of his community members being displayed as signs of the King of Dahomey's victory?

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