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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters V-VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what location were the barracoons from which Cudjo was taken by the owner of the Clotilda?
(a) Olaudah.
(b) Senegal.
(c) Johannesburg.
(d) Whydah.

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

3. What is NOT a sound Cudjo describes hearing when he was still in bed on the date when the Dahomey raided the kingdom in which Cudjo resided?
(a) Soldiers breaking the gate.
(b) Male soldiers yelling.
(c) Female soldiers yelling.
(d) Cannons firing.

4. What gift does Hurston give to Cudjo during the visit when Cudjo tells her about his father?
(a) A pillow.
(b) A ham.
(c) A can of mosquito repellent.
(d) A mother-of-pearl comb.

5. How many wives does Cudjo say his father had acquired?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cudjo tells Hurston that he remembers everything that has ever happened to him since he had been a youth of what age?

2. Hurston describes Cudjo as hustling his great-granddaughters off to play by using what type of "abuse" (25)?

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

4. 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?

5. Cudjo states that a traitor from where had made a deal with the King of Dahomey?

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