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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cudjo reports that on his first day as a slave of the Dahomey, he could not take what action because he missed home too much?
(a) Eat.
(b) Cry.
(c) Drink.
(d) Speak.

2. What is Cudjo's first-born son's American name?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) David.
(d) Aleck.

3. The text states that the Dahoman year was split into two parts that included what two elements?
(a) Marriages and funerals.
(b) Spring and summer.
(c) Celebrations and mourning.
(d) Wars and festivals.

4. When Cudjo and his friends decide to return to Africa, how do they plan to get there?
(a) They plan to rob Jim Meaher in order to fund their trip back to Africa.
(b) They plan to get jobs in the shipping industry so that they may return to Africa.
(c) They plan to save money to buy their own tickets back to Africa.
(d) They plan to apply to the U.S. government for a grant to pay for their trip back to Africa.

5. What objects are required to be brought to the king once a leopard has been killed, according to Cudjo?
(a) The tail and heart.
(b) The ears.
(c) The eyes.
(d) The whiskers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what season does Hurston interview Cudjo for the first time within Barracoon's pages?

3. At what time of day does Cudjo say the Dahomey had broken the Great Gate of Tokkoi?

4. Cudjo describes himself as being how old when his grandfather had died?

5. For what reason can Cudjo not marry the woman he takes a liking to in the marketplace?

(see the answer key)

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