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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cudjo's king tells the King of Dahomey that he cannot give the King of Dahomey which objects, since they actually belong to the people?
(a) Crops.
(b) Coins.
(c) Laws.
(d) Property rights.

2. Who owned and sailed in command of the Clotilde ship at the time Cudjo was aboard it?
(a) Jim Meaher.
(b) Captain Foster.
(c) Tim Meaher.
(d) Burns Meaher.

3. The day that Cudjo says he is going to water his potato vines when Hurston is leaving his home, when does he tell Hurston to return?
(a) In 2 days.
(b) In 1 hour.
(c) In 1 month.
(d) In 1 week.

4. The first time Hurston visits Cudjo within Chapter II, what do they end up doing instead of Cudjo telling Hurston about himself?
(a) Hurston asks Cudjo to tell her instead about his children.
(b) Cudjo gives Hurston a tour of his gardens.
(c) Cudjo asks Hurston to help him repair a rip in his blanket.
(d) Cudjo makes a pot of stew and they eat.

5. Which group does Cudjo name as the one that "make de war so dey free us" (60)?
(a) Folks in the North.
(b) Folks in the West.
(c) Folks in the South.
(d) Folks in Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cudjo reports that on his first day as a slave of the Dahomey, he could not take what action because he missed home too much?

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

3. The Dahomey soldiers tell Cudjo that they cannot listen to his cries since they have only been sent to perform what task for the King of Dahomey?

4. What objects are required to be brought to the king once a leopard has been killed, according to Cudjo?

5. What body of water borders the land on which the barracoons housing Cudjo and other slaves stood?

(see the answer key)

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