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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Cudjo and Seely form an unofficial marriage with one another how long after they agree to wed?
2. Cudjo says that he had given each of his children what type of name because he and Seely "not furgit [their] home" (72)?
3. At what time of day does Cudjo become a slave to the Dahomey people?
4. What position had the killer of Cudjo's son Cudjo taken by the time of Cudjo's discussion of him in Barracoon?
5. What item do Cudjo and his male friends tell the women that they must eschew in order to save up money?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Cudjo say about the source of King of Dahomey's wealth?
2. 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)?
3. Describe a time when the sound motif appears within Cudjo's narrative.
4. The day when Hurston takes Cudjo into Mobile to buy crab in Chapter IX, what topic does Cudjo tell Hurston about on the way there?
5. 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?
6. What kind of work do Cudjo and his countrymen and women perform once they are free?
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. While Cudjo says that he tries to forgive the sheriff who shot his son Cudjo, he thinks that the man should take what action?
9. Who funded Hurston's second expedition to interview Cudjo and what involvement did she come to have in Cudjo's life?
10. In what way do dreams arise within Cudjo's comments to Hurston?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the symbolism and purpose of the photograph of the doorway included prior to Zora Neale Hurston’s epigraph?
Essay Topic 2
How do Cudjo and Zora Neale Hurston use sensory details in order to paint a vivid portrait of anecdotes and details outlined within the narrative of Barracoon? Discuss at least two scenes that include use of sensory details and pull quotes from these scenes to support your claim.
Essay Topic 3
How is the theme of injustice portrayed in Zora Neale Hurston’s book Barracoon? Examine the author's treatment of messages regarding injustice throughout the work.
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