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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters V-VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cudjo report seeing immediately after his king had said that he would not give up his power to join with the King of Dahomey?
(a) His own king being tossed from a high cliff.
(b) His own king being drowned.
(c) His own king's head being cut off.
(d) His own king being burned at the stake.

2. What crop does Cudjo say he plants only for the benefit of his twin great-granddaughters?
(a) Apples.
(b) Sugar cane.
(c) Sweet potatoes.
(d) Pineapple.

3. What reason does Cudjo give Hurston at the end of Chapter II when he wants Hurston to leave?
(a) He says he wants to be alone with his great-granddaughters.
(b) He says he cannot remember anything else.
(c) He says he is sad.
(d) He says he is tired.

4. The King of Dahomey, on whose behalf Cudjo was captured and sold into slavery, is said to have maintained an army of how many people?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 3,000.

5. What action does Hurston take when she sees Cudjo's face take on the qualities of a mask during one of their conversations?
(a) She slips quietly away.
(b) She takes a picture of him.
(c) She gives him a hug.
(d) She goes into the next room.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What gift does Hurston give to Cudjo during the visit when Cudjo tells her about his father?

3. When Hurston offers to help Cudjo and he accepts, what items does he buy in the location to which she takes him?

4. At the time of the interviews, Cudjo was living in what town in Alabama?

5. With whom does Cudjo share both his fruit and his obvious affections at the start of Chapter II?

(see the answer key)

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