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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Cudjo describe as "de best friend de Afficans got" (67)?
(a) Free George.
(b) Free William.
(c) Free Jasper.
(d) Free Jeffrey.

2. At the end of Chapter VIII, Cudjo asks that Hurston take him to buy what item the following day?
(a) Bread.
(b) Crab.
(c) Nails.
(d) Thread.

3. What is NOT an insult Cudjo names as being one thrown at his children by black people born in America?
(a) They are called cannibals.
(b) They are told that their skin is too dark.
(c) They are called savages.
(d) They are accused to being related to monkeys.

4. Free George tells Cudjo and his friends that they ought to take what action?
(a) Send their children to school.
(b) Take a greater number of wives.
(c) Sue the government.
(d) Join the church.

5. How many names does Cudjo say it is customary for native Africans to give their children who are born on "de Americky soil" (72)?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

6. 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) Steward.
(c) Sexton of the church.
(d) Mayor.

7. What position had the new head of Africa Town held back in Africa?
(a) King.
(b) Shaman.
(c) Nobleman.
(d) Chief.

8. When Cudjo and his friends decide to return to Africa, how do they plan to get there?
(a) They plan to rob Jim Meaher in order to fund their trip back to Africa.
(b) They plan to get jobs in the shipping industry so that they may return to Africa.
(c) They plan to save money to buy their own tickets back to Africa.
(d) They plan to apply to the U.S. government for a grant to pay for their trip back to Africa.

9. For how many years had Cudjo lived as a slave of the Meahers?
(a) Over 18 years.
(b) Over 5 years.
(c) Over 12 years.
(d) Over 2 years.

10. How many children does Cudjo report having had with his wife Seely?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

11. At what time of day does Cudjo say the Dahomey had broken the Great Gate of Tokkoi?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Daybreak.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Noon.

12. In what type of contraption does the King of Dahomey travel during the period when Cudjo is captured?
(a) A litter.
(b) A carriage.
(c) A hammock.
(d) A platform.

13. Cudjo says that he had given each of his children what type of name because he and Seely "not furgit [their] home" (72)?
(a) American.
(b) Juju.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) African.

14. For what reason does Cudjo say some of the other slaves on the Meaher plantation had made fun of him and his fellow Africans?
(a) For their dark skin.
(b) For their peacock feathers.
(c) For their earrings.
(d) For their African customs and speech.

15. Cudjo describes seeing what body parts of his community members being displayed as signs of the King of Dahomey's victory?
(a) Fingers.
(b) Arms.
(c) Heads.
(d) Feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cudjo's first-born son's American name?

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

3. Cudjo reports that the "colored folks" of what classification had picked on native Africans, calling them "ig'nant savage[s]" (68)?

4. For how long was Cudjo enslaved in Alabama?

5. How many men arrive from Dahomey and ask Cudjo to speak with Cudjo's king?

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