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

2. What action does Cudjo report taking the entire first night of his captivity?
(a) Humming.
(b) Plotting.
(c) Crying.
(d) Singing.

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

4. What action does Cudjo tell Hurston he always has to take on Saturdays?
(a) He has to clean the church.
(b) He has to cook dinner for his family.
(c) He has to weed in his gardens.
(d) He has to take the grandchildren to the park.

5. In what location does Cudjo ask Hurston to have his picture taken?
(a) In the cemetery.
(b) By the lake.
(c) In his backyard.
(d) In the pine grove.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which group does Cudjo name as the one that "make de war so dey free us" (60)?

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

4. When Hurston returns to photograph Cudjo, it is on a hot afternoon on what day of the week?

5. How many initiation rites does Cudjo report he had completed before leaving Africa?

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