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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Gather intelligence in preparation for warfare.
(b) Help richer men than he.
(c) Murder the citizens of Cudjo's community.
(d) Hunt slaves to sell.

2. Cudjo receives what object as a sign that he is on the path to manhood?
(a) An elephant tusk.
(b) A leopard whisker.
(c) An eagle feather.
(d) A peacock feather.

3. How had Africa Town come to have a school?
(a) The teacher turned her own house into a makeshift schoolhouse.
(b) The citizens applied for a government grant and were awarded the money to build a school.
(c) The citizens built the schoolhouse and then asked the county to send a teacher.
(d) An old warehouse was renovated and used as a school.

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

5. For what reason can Cudjo not marry the woman he takes a liking to in the marketplace?
(a) He is not permitted to choose his own wife.
(b) He is already married.
(c) He is too young to marry.
(d) He is too poor to marry a woman of a higher class.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Cudjo's lawyer seek from the railroad for their role in Cudjo's accident with the train?

2. What weapon does Cudjo describe being used by the overseer at the Meahers' plantation?

3. In what year did Cudjo's lawyer in the case against the railroad die?

4. 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?

5. After Cudjo finishes telling Hurston about his people's body parts being displayed by the King of Dahomey, she describes his face as what type of mask?

(see the answer key)

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