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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters II-IV.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 12,000.

2. What are the names of Cudjo's twin great-granddaughters?
(a) Katie and Kimberly.
(b) Mary and Martha.
(c) Teresa and Taylor.
(d) Nancy and Nelda.

3. How many fully biologically-related younger siblings had Cudjo had?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

4. Who owned and sailed in command of the Clotilde ship at the time Cudjo was aboard it?
(a) Captain Foster.
(b) Jim Meaher.
(c) Burns Meaher.
(d) Tim Meaher.

5. Whom does Cudjo name as having decided adultery cases within his former community in Africa?
(a) The king.
(b) The magistrate.
(c) The spouse of the accused.
(d) The village chief.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many days pass between Cudjo telling Hurston about his grandfather's death and her next visit to his home?

3. Who sells Cudjo to the white North American slavers?

4. How old does Cudjo say he had been when he had last seen Africa?

5. How long after a woman's husband dies is she allowed to wed, according to Cudjo when talking about his former community in Africa?

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