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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters II-IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of fruit does Hurston bring to Cudjo at the start of Chapter II?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Apples.
(c) Plums.
(d) Pears.

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?
(a) The murderer would be bound to the dead body of the person he had murdered and would be left there for dead.
(b) The murderer would have had to pay a very heavy fine.
(c) The murderer would be thrown into prison for many years.
(d) The murderer would be executed by the remaining family members of the murder victim.

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 son.
(b) Cudjo's sister.
(c) Cudjo's father.
(d) Cudjo's grandfather.

4. Cudjo's house in Alabama is within sight distance of whose house?
(a) Cudjo's daughter-in-law.
(b) Cudjo's caretaker.
(c) Cudjo's granddaughter.
(d) Cudjo's sister-in-law.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Cudjo tells Hurston that he had been the son of which wife of his father's?

2. By whom is the Introduction to Barracoon written?

3. With whom does Cudjo share both his fruit and his obvious affections at the start of Chapter II?

4. What gift does Hurston give to Cudjo during the visit when Cudjo tells her about his father?

5. What are the names of Cudjo's twin great-granddaughters?

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