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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the name of Cudjo's king?
(a) King Akia'on.
(b) King O'lai'm.
(c) King Olaudah.
(d) King Equiano.
2. Chapter IX exhibits what title?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Love.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Wedded Bliss.
3. At what time of day does Cudjo become a slave to the Dahomey people?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Noon.
4. Cudjo's king is known throughout Africa as what part of the leopard?
(a) The Claw of the Leopard.
(b) The Tooth of the Leopard.
(c) The Mouth of the Leopard.
(d) The Whisker of the Leopard.
5. When Cudjo and his friends decide to return to Africa, how do they plan to get there?
(a) They plan to get jobs in the shipping industry so that they may return to Africa.
(b) They plan to apply to the U.S. government for a grant to pay for their trip back to Africa.
(c) They plan to save money to buy their own tickets back to Africa.
(d) They plan to rob Jim Meaher in order to fund their trip back to Africa.
6. 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 peacock feathers.
(b) For their dark skin.
(c) For their African customs and speech.
(d) For their earrings.
7. Cudjo reports that on his first day as a slave of the Dahomey, he could not take what action because he missed home too much?
(a) Drink.
(b) Cry.
(c) Eat.
(d) Speak.
8. What sound at the marketplace does Cudjo report liking?
(a) The sound of cooing doves.
(b) The sound of a horse's whinny.
(c) The sound of women's bracelets jangling.
(d) The sound of a train in the distance.
9. Cudjo's son Cudjo was shot and killed by whom?
(a) A black sheriff.
(b) A white sheriff.
(c) A plantation owner.
(d) A rum runner.
10. How long had Cudjo and Seely been married before they had a child together?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 8 months.
11. When Hurston offers to help Cudjo and he accepts, what items does he buy in the location to which she takes him?
(a) Safety pins.
(b) Shovels.
(c) Turnip seeds.
(d) Bags of fertilizer.
12. 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 gives him a hug.
(b) She goes into the next room.
(c) She slips quietly away.
(d) She takes a picture of him.
13. Which group does Cudjo name as the one that "make de war so dey free us" (60)?
(a) Folks in the West.
(b) Folks in the South.
(c) Folks in the North.
(d) Folks in Africa.
14. What position had the killer of Cudjo's son Cudjo taken by the time of Cudjo's discussion of him in Barracoon?
(a) Governor.
(b) Deputy.
(c) Pastor.
(d) Magistrate.
15. Cudjo is wearing what item at the start of Chapter XI when Hurston picks him up and he begins to talk about his marriage?
(a) A tie.
(b) A shiny pair of shoes.
(c) A battered hat.
(d) A shawl.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of creature does Cudjo use to explain his boys' tendency to get into fights?
2. Whom does Cudjo describe as "de best friend de Afficans got" (67)?
3. Captain Jim Meaher tells Cudjo to take what action when the food on the plantation begins to run out due to the Civil War?
4. Of what cause did Cudjo's lawyer in the railroad case die?
5. How had Africa Town come to have a school?
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