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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which coast of Africa were the barracoons of Whydah located?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) East.

2. When remonstrating Hurston for not recognizing the importance of ancestors' stories, Cudjo asks her where the house is located in which the what is the leader?
(a) Leopard.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Lion.
(d) Rabbit.

3. 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.

4. What objects are required to be brought to the king once a leopard has been killed, according to Cudjo?
(a) The whiskers.
(b) The tail and heart.
(c) The eyes.
(d) The ears.

5. 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) Singing a low lullaby.
(b) Rubbing his head.
(c) Cleaning his hands and toenails.
(d) Fanning him to create a breeze.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of fruit does Hurston bring to Cudjo at the start of Chapter II?

2. What are the names of Cudjo's twin great-granddaughters?

3. What does Cudjo say had been the name of the god he had worshiped in Africa?

4. Whom does Cudjo name as having decided murder cases within his former community in Africa?

5. Cudjo states that he had been nearly what age when the chief had sent for all boys over the age of 14?

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