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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the names of Cudjo's twin great-granddaughters?
(a) Nancy and Nelda.
(b) Katie and Kimberly.
(c) Mary and Martha.
(d) Teresa and Taylor.

3. At what time of day does Cudjo become a slave to the Dahomey people?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Noon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dawn.

4. Cudjo says that when a new wife comes to a house, she at first lives with whom until she gets her own house?
(a) The original wife.
(b) The man.
(c) The pastor.
(d) The next-to-latest wife to be wed.

5. 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 is tired.
(c) He says he cannot remember anything else.
(d) He says he is sad.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By whom is the Introduction to Barracoon written?

3. What is the penalty for killing a leopard and failing to bring the king its required body parts, according to Cudjo?

4. How long after a woman's husband dies is she allowed to wed, according to Cudjo when talking about his former community in Africa?

5. How many fully biologically-related younger siblings had Cudjo had?

(see the answer key)

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