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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cudjo tells Hurston that he remembers everything that has ever happened to him since he had been a youth of what age?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

2. What is the name of Cudjo's king?
(a) King Olaudah.
(b) King Equiano.
(c) King O'lai'm.
(d) King Akia'on.

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

4. What type of gun does Cudjo report seeing the Dahomeys carrying during the raid?
(a) German guns.
(b) Cuban guns.
(c) French guns.
(d) Spanish guns.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. At the time of the interviews, Cudjo was living in what town in Alabama?

3. For how many days was Cudjo forced to stay in the place where his people's body parts were being displayed as signs of the King of Dahomey's victory?

4. On which coast of Africa were the barracoons of Whydah located?

5. What kind of beverage was drunk by the mourners of Cudjo's grandfather?

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