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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VIII-X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 goes into the next room.
(c) She takes a picture of him.
(d) She gives him a hug.

2. Cudjo describes seeing what body parts of his community members being displayed as signs of the King of Dahomey's victory?
(a) Arms.
(b) Feet.
(c) Heads.
(d) Fingers.

3. About whom is Cudjo trying to tell Hurston when she breaks in, telling Cudjo that she wants to hear more about his own life?
(a) Cudjo's sister.
(b) Cudjo's son.
(c) Cudjo's father.
(d) Cudjo's grandfather.

4. Whom does Cudjo describe as "de best friend de Afficans got" (67)?
(a) Free William.
(b) Free Jeffrey.
(c) Free Jasper.
(d) Free George.

5. How many men arrive from Dahomey and ask Cudjo to speak with Cudjo's king?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What is NOT named among the fruits for which Cudjo and his sibings would search the woods during his childhood?

4. What does Cudjo name as his first inclination regarding the likely reason for the chief's decision to summon boys over the age of 14?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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