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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XI and XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position had the killer of Cudjo's son Cudjo taken by the time of Cudjo's discussion of him in Barracoon?
(a) Magistrate.
(b) Pastor.
(c) Governor.
(d) Deputy.

2. How many slaves were bought in the same transaction in which Cudjo was purchased?
(a) 50.
(b) 320.
(c) 130.
(d) 100.

3. Cudjo tells Hurston that he had been the son of which wife of his father's?
(a) The chief wife.
(b) The third wife.
(c) The second wife.
(d) The sixth wife.

4. Who is chosen as the head of the community Cudjo and the other freed slaves form after their emancipation, a community they call Africa Town?
(a) Gumpa.
(b) Jim.
(c) Cudjo.
(d) Mary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The owner of the Clotilde deceptively reported that the ship had been on a mission to retrieve what product?

2. 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?

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

4. The first time Hurston visits Cudjo within Chapter II, what do they end up doing instead of Cudjo telling Hurston about himself?

5. What sign does Hurston name as indicating that Cudjo is somewhere close by his house?

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