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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XI and XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By whom is the Introduction to Barracoon written?
(a) Alice Walker.
(b) Deborah G. Plant.
(c) Cudjo.
(d) Zora Neale Hurston.

2. The King of Dahomey at the time of Cudjo's capture had what name?
(a) King Olaudah.
(b) King Ghezo.
(c) King Abad.
(d) King Whydah.

3. After Cudjo finishes telling Hurston about his people's body parts being displayed by the King of Dahomey, she describes his face as what type of mask?
(a) An opaque mask.
(b) A mask of stone.
(c) A transparent mask.
(d) A horror mask.

4. Cudjo states that he has been "in Americky soil since" (19) what year?
(a) 1863.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1874.

5. What kind of beverage was drunk by the mourners of Cudjo's grandfather?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Darjeeling tea.
(c) Rum.
(d) Palm wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many meals per day does a young woman eat when residing in a fat-house?

2. At the end of Chapter XI, when Cudjo agrees to pose for a photograph taken by Hurston, how many days does he say she must wait?

3. The King of Dahomey, on whose behalf Cudjo was captured and sold into slavery, is said to have maintained an army of how many people?

4. What present did the chief at the first town give to the King of Dahomey in order to stave off a raid?

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

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