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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cudjo states that he had been nearly what age when the chief had sent for all boys over the age of 14?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

2. When remonstrating Hurston for not recognizing the importance of ancestors' stories, Cudjo asks her where the house is located in which the what is the leader?
(a) Leopard.
(b) Lion.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Mouse.

3. Upon leaving Cudjo at the end of Chapter I, Hurston describes him as having his "bare feet exposed" (23) to a cloud composed of what types of insects?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Cicadas.
(c) Gnats.
(d) Horseflies.

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

5. What does Cudjo say had been the name of the god he had worshiped in Africa?
(a) Olaudah.
(b) Chucha.
(c) Alahua.
(d) Igbo.

6. Cudjo's house in Alabama is within sight distance of whose house?
(a) Cudjo's caretaker.
(b) Cudjo's granddaughter.
(c) Cudjo's sister-in-law.
(d) Cudjo's daughter-in-law.

7. At what time does Hurston arrive at Cudjo's house at the start of Chapter II?
(a) 8 o'clock in the morning.
(b) 7 o'clock in the evening.
(c) Noon.
(d) Midnight.

8. Who owned and sailed in command of the Clotilde ship at the time Cudjo was aboard it?
(a) Jim Meaher.
(b) Tim Meaher.
(c) Burns Meaher.
(d) Captain Foster.

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

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

11. Cudjo's mother in Africa had given him what name?
(a) Olaudah.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Kossula.
(d) Cudjo.

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

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

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

15. What does Cudjo name as his first inclination regarding the likely reason for the chief's decision to summon boys over the age of 14?
(a) He thought the boys would be put into the army.
(b) He thought the boys would have marriages arranged for them.
(c) He thought the boys would begin to be taxed.
(d) He thought the boys would be sold as slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day and time does Cudjo name at the end of Chapter I when telling Hurston when she should return to his home?

2. What are the names of Cudjo's twin great-granddaughters?

3. In what season does Hurston interview Cudjo for the first time within Barracoon's pages?

4. About whom is Cudjo trying to tell Hurston when she breaks in, telling Cudjo that she wants to hear more about his own life?

5. Chapter II's title refers to the arrival of what person in Cudjo's life?

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