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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By whom is the Introduction to Barracoon written?
(a) Cudjo.
(b) Zora Neale Hurston.
(c) Deborah G. Plant.
(d) Alice Walker.

2. How many wives does Cudjo say his father had acquired?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

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

4. There is a large tree in Cudjo's yard that bears what type of fruit?
(a) Pears.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Mangoes.
(d) Bananas.

5. The text states that the Dahoman year was split into two parts that included what two elements?
(a) Marriages and funerals.
(b) Celebrations and mourning.
(c) Spring and summer.
(d) Wars and festivals.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what location were the barracoons from which Cudjo was taken by the owner of the Clotilda?

2. Upon leaving Cudjo at the end of Chapter I, Hurston describes him as having his "bare feet exposed" (23) to a cloud composed of what types of insects?

3. What day and time does Cudjo name at the end of Chapter I when telling Hurston when she should return to his home?

4. According to Cudjo, it had been the custom for wives of a deceased husband to take what action immediately upon the man's death?

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

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