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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 earrings.
(c) For their dark skin.
(d) For their African customs and speech.

2. Which two people does Cudjo name when saying who he had thought should be responsible for returning him to Africa?
(a) Captain Meaher and Captain Foster.
(b) President Lincoln and the U.S. Secretary of State.
(c) The King of Dahomey and Captain Foster.
(d) Zora Neale Hurston and Gumpa.

3. Cudjo receives what object as a sign that he is on the path to manhood?
(a) A peacock feather.
(b) A leopard whisker.
(c) An elephant tusk.
(d) An eagle feather.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What position had the citizens of Africa Town awarded to Cudjo once he could no longer work due to the train accident?

2. Of what cause did Cudjo's lawyer in the railroad case die?

3. Cudjo and Seely form an unofficial marriage with one another how long after they agree to wed?

4. At what time of day does Cudjo become a slave to the Dahomey people?

5. How much money did Cudjo actually receive as a result of winning his case against the railroad?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way do dreams arise within Cudjo's comments to Hurston?

2. What do the three men from Dahomey say when they meet with Cudjo's king, King Akia'on?

3. What is different about the start of Chapter VII entitled Slavery, in relation to its introduction?

4. What instruction does Seely keep repeating to her son Cudjo when he is struggling to survive his wounds?

5. What is the significance of Chapter VII's title Barracoon?

6. What does Cudjo say about the way in which he and other Africans had been treated by black people born in America?

7. What is the result when Cudjo asks Captain Tim Meaher to give the citizens of Africa Town part of his land to live on?

8. About what event does Cudjo tell Hurston that after the telling, causes his face to take on the appearance of, in Hurston's words, "a horror mask" (48)?

9. What reason does Cudjo provide for not wanting Hurston to visit him on Saturdays?

10. What kind of work do Cudjo and his countrymen and women perform once they are free?

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