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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Chapter I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cudjo states that he has been "in Americky soil since" (19) what year?
(a) 1863.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1874.

2. What is NOT listed by Cudjo among the tasks a man's wives would perform in order to help him get to sleep in Cudjo's former community in Africa?
(a) Rubbing his head.
(b) Fanning him to create a breeze.
(c) Singing a low lullaby.
(d) Cleaning his hands and toenails.

3. The well from which Cudjo draws his water at his Alabama home lies between two rows of what type of crop?
(a) Pole-beans.
(b) Leeks.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Potatoes.

4. What body of water borders the land on which the barracoons housing Cudjo and other slaves stood?
(a) The Bay of Bengal.
(b) The Atlantic Ocean.
(c) Lake Oswego.
(d) The Gulf of Guinea.

5. The King of Dahomey at the time of Cudjo's capture had what name?
(a) King Abad.
(b) King Ghezo.
(c) King Olaudah.
(d) King Whydah.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The text states that the Dahoman year was split into two parts that included what two elements?

3. By whom is the Introduction to Barracoon written?

4. From what type of implement does Cudjo always drink his well water?

5. In what year had Cudjo lost his wife?

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