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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 owner of the Clotilde deceptively reported that the ship had been on a mission to retrieve what product?
(a) Red palm oil.
(b) Opium.
(c) Sugar cane.
(d) Slaves.

2. According to Cudjo, it had been the custom for wives of a deceased husband to take what action immediately upon the man's death?
(a) Whitewash their homes.
(b) Give all of their money to the king.
(c) Pack to move to fat-houses.
(d) Shave their heads.

3. The four men responsible for the deal that resulted in Cudjo's status as a slave included how many of the Meaher brothers?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. What gift does Hurston give to Cudjo during the visit when Cudjo tells her about his father?
(a) A mother-of-pearl comb.
(b) A can of mosquito repellent.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A ham.

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?
(a) 3 years.
(b) Never.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT named among the fruits for which Cudjo and his sibings would search the woods during his childhood?

2. In what season does Hurston interview Cudjo for the first time within Barracoon's pages?

3. How many initiation rites does Cudjo report he had completed before leaving Africa?

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

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

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