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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year had Cudjo lost his wife?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1913.

2. 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?
(a) Gather intelligence in preparation for warfare.
(b) Help richer men than he.
(c) Hunt slaves to sell.
(d) Murder the citizens of Cudjo's community.

3. For what reason can Cudjo not marry the woman he takes a liking to in the marketplace?
(a) He is already married.
(b) He is too poor to marry a woman of a higher class.
(c) He is not permitted to choose his own wife.
(d) He is too young to marry.

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

5. Captain Jim Meaher tells Cudjo to take what action when the food on the plantation begins to run out due to the Civil War?
(a) Destroy the wheat.
(b) Sell the family jewels.
(c) Kill the hogs.
(d) Harvest the corn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Cudjo states that if a person were found guilty of murder in his former community in Africa, then what consequence would have been levied upon that person?

3. Which two people does Cudjo name when saying who he had thought should be responsible for returning him to Africa?

4. At what time does Hurston arrive at Cudjo's house at the start of Chapter II?

5. What type of creature does Cudjo use to explain his boys' tendency to get into fights?

(see the answer key)

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