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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The King of Dahomey, on whose behalf Cudjo was captured and sold into slavery, is said to have maintained an army of how many people?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 5,000.

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

3. The King of Dahomey at the time of Cudjo's capture had what name?
(a) King Ghezo.
(b) King Abad.
(c) King Olaudah.
(d) King Whydah.

4. Cudjo states that he has been "in Americky soil since" (19) what year?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1863.

5. In what season does Hurston interview Cudjo for the first time within Barracoon's pages?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

6. What type of fruit does Hurston bring to Cudjo at the start of Chapter II?
(a) Apples.
(b) Pears.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Plums.

7. Cudjo describes himself as being how old when his grandfather had died?
(a) A teenager.
(b) A baby.
(c) A grown man.
(d) A little boy.

8. What does Cudjo say had been his father's name?
(a) U-no-noo-pay.
(b) O-lo-loo-ay.
(c) E-lee-lee-o.
(d) A-la-loo-to.

9. How long in total had the voyage to buy slaves taken the men on the Clotilde?
(a) 20.
(b) 70.
(c) 90.
(d) 30.

10. What body of water borders the land on which the barracoons housing Cudjo and other slaves stood?
(a) Lake Oswego.
(b) The Bay of Bengal.
(c) The Gulf of Guinea.
(d) The Atlantic Ocean.

11. What objects are required to be brought to the king once a leopard has been killed, according to Cudjo?
(a) The ears.
(b) The eyes.
(c) The tail and heart.
(d) The whiskers.

12. What sign does Hurston name as indicating that Cudjo is somewhere close by his house?
(a) There is a fire going in the fire pit.
(b) The front door is standing open.
(c) His great-granddaughters are on the porch.
(d) The front gate is unlocked.

13. What are the names of Cudjo's twin great-granddaughters?
(a) Nancy and Nelda.
(b) Mary and Martha.
(c) Katie and Kimberly.
(d) Teresa and Taylor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The first time Hurston visits Cudjo within Chapter II, what do they end up doing instead of Cudjo telling Hurston about himself?

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

3. Cudjo states that he had been nearly what age when the chief had sent for all boys over the age of 14?

4. With whom does Cudjo share both his fruit and his obvious affections at the start of Chapter II?

5. 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)?

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