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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Whitewash their homes.
(b) Shave their heads.
(c) Pack to move to fat-houses.
(d) Give all of their money to the king.

2. In what season does Hurston interview Cudjo for the first time within Barracoon's pages?
(a) Winter.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

3. What is Cudjo's first-born son's American name?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Aleck.
(c) David.
(d) Johnny.

4. At the end of Chapter VIII, Cudjo asks that Hurston take him to buy what item the following day?
(a) Nails.
(b) Crab.
(c) Thread.
(d) Bread.

5. When Hurston offers to help Cudjo, he says that he wants her to take him to what location?
(a) Selma.
(b) Mobile.
(c) Macon.
(d) Reform.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cudjo says that the daughter of a very rich man back in his community in Africa would install each of his daughters in a fat-house for what period of time?

2. Upon leaving Cudjo at the end of Chapter I, Hurston describes him as having his "bare feet exposed" (23) to a cloud composed of what types of insects?

3. How long had Cudjo and Seely been married before they had a child together?

4. At what time of day does Cudjo become a slave to the Dahomey people?

5. What action does Cudjo report taking the entire first night of his captivity?

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