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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) Laws.
(b) Property rights.
(c) Crops.
(d) Coins.

2. 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 gives him a hug.
(b) She goes into the next room.
(c) She slips quietly away.
(d) She takes a picture of him.

3. The four men responsible for the deal that resulted in Cudjo's status as a slave included how many of the Meaher brothers?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. What reason does Cudjo give Hurston at the end of Chapter II when he wants Hurston to leave?
(a) He says he wants to be alone with his great-granddaughters.
(b) He says he cannot remember anything else.
(c) He says he is tired.
(d) He says he is sad.

5. For one year after a woman's husband dies, she is forbidden to take what action?
(a) Change her clothes.
(b) Marry.
(c) Wash her face.
(d) Comb her hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound at the marketplace does Cudjo report liking?

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

3. Whom does Cudjo name as having decided adultery cases within his former community in Africa?

4. How many plantations had the Meaher family owned together?

5. For how many years had Cudjo lived as a slave of the Meahers?

(see the answer key)

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