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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. When Cudjo realized that his son David was dead, to what location did he run and fling himself down in grief?
(a) The marsh.
(b) The pine grove.
(c) The plains.
(d) The junkyard.

2. What position had the citizens of Africa Town awarded to Cudjo once he could no longer work due to the train accident?
(a) Magistrate.
(b) Sexton of the church.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Steward.

3. At what time does Hurston arrive at Cudjo's house at the start of Chapter II?
(a) 7 o'clock in the evening.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Noon.
(d) 8 o'clock in the morning.

4. In what location did the men who came to see Cudjo report his son David's body to be?
(a) Reform.
(b) Mobile.
(c) Plateau.
(d) Macon.

5. What body of water borders the land on which the barracoons housing Cudjo and other slaves stood?
(a) Lake Oswego.
(b) The Gulf of Guinea.
(c) The Bay of Bengal.
(d) The Atlantic Ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. The text states that the Dahoman year was split into two parts that included what two elements?

2. What action does Cudjo report taking the entire first night of his captivity?

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

4. One night, Seely has a dream that her dead children are suffering from what affliction?

5. What objects are required to be brought to the king once a leopard has been killed, according to Cudjo?

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