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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. What is the name of the church that Cudjo reports building with his community members in Africa Town?
(a) Old Landmark Baptist Church.
(b) Grace Lutheran Church.
(c) Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church.
(d) Southampton Methodist Church.

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

3. 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.

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

5. 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 African customs and speech.
(b) For their earrings.
(c) For their dark skin.
(d) For their peacock feathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of day does Cudjo say the Dahomey had broken the Great Gate of Tokkoi?

2. After Cudjo finishes telling Hurston about his people's body parts being displayed by the King of Dahomey, she describes his face as what type of mask?

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

4. What is the title of Chapter VII?

5. What is NOT an insult Cudjo names as being one thrown at his children by black people born in America?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Cudjo describe the origins of his possible engagement to a particular woman in Africa?

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

4. To what position do the people of Africa Town appoint Cudjo when they see he is unable to work?

5. Who funded Hurston's second expedition to interview Cudjo and what involvement did she come to have in Cudjo's life?

6. In Chapter VIII entitled Freedom, Cudjo tells of getting together with his countrymen after they had been freed. What was the general consensus within this meeting?

7. When Hurston comes to interview Cudjo on a Saturday at the start of Chapter VI entitled Barracoon, what activities do the two end up doing instead?

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

9. After deciding to stay in America, Cudjo and his countrymen and women adopt what type of organizational structure within their community?

10. How much land does Cudjo take for himself when the land purchased from the Meahers is divided up?

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