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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The owner of the Clotilde deceptively reported that the ship had been on a mission to retrieve what product?
(a) Opium.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Sugar cane.
(d) Red palm oil.

2. How many fully biologically-related younger siblings had Cudjo had?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. Whom does Cudjo name as having decided adultery cases within his former community in Africa?
(a) The king.
(b) The village chief.
(c) The spouse of the accused.
(d) The magistrate.

4. On what day of the sea voyage were the slaves finally brought up onto the deck so that they could "regain the use of their limbs" (11)?
(a) The 8th.
(b) The 4th.
(c) The 21st.
(d) The 13th.

5. On which coast of Africa were the barracoons of Whydah located?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) West.

6. How long after a woman's husband dies is she allowed to wed, according to Cudjo when talking about his former community in Africa?
(a) 3 years.
(b) Never.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 years.

7. Whom does Cudjo name as having decided murder cases within his former community in Africa?
(a) The murder victim's family members.
(b) The magistrate.
(c) The village chief.
(d) The king.

8. How many fully biologically-related older siblings had Cudjo had?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

9. Hurston describes Cudjo as hustling his great-granddaughters off to play by using what type of "abuse" (25)?
(a) Affectionate.
(b) Playful.
(c) Violent.
(d) Mild.

10. Hearing what word often brings tears to Cudjo's eyes within the interviews?
(a) Africa.
(b) Mother.
(c) Son.
(d) Slave.

11. The well from which Cudjo draws his water at his Alabama home lies between two rows of what type of crop?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Pole-beans.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Leeks.

12. What gift does Hurston give to Cudjo during the visit when Cudjo tells her about his father?
(a) A can of mosquito repellent.
(b) A ham.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A mother-of-pearl comb.

13. According to Cudjo, it had been the custom for wives of a deceased husband to take what action immediately upon the man's death?
(a) Shave their heads.
(b) Whitewash their homes.
(c) Give all of their money to the king.
(d) Pack to move to fat-houses.

14. From what type of implement does Cudjo always drink his well water?
(a) A homemade tin cup.
(b) A china saucer.
(c) A tightly-woven basket.
(d) A tall glass.

15. Whom does Cudjo name as the agent responsible for finding a man wives to add to his family?
(a) The man's first wife.
(b) The man's mother.
(c) A matchmaker.
(d) The man himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cudjo says that when a new wife comes to a house, she at first lives with whom until she gets her own house?

2. Cudjo says that the daughter of a very rich man back in his community in Africa would install each of his daughters in a fat-house for what period of time?

3. Cudjo states that if a person were found guilty of murder in his former community in Africa, then what consequence would have been levied upon that person?

4. What gift does Hurston bring to Cudjo the day he takes her on a tour of his gardens?

5. What body of water borders the land on which the barracoons housing Cudjo and other slaves stood?

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