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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 peacock feathers.
(c) For their dark skin.
(d) For their earrings.

2. What is NOT a sound Cudjo describes hearing when he was still in bed on the date when the Dahomey raided the kingdom in which Cudjo resided?
(a) Male soldiers yelling.
(b) Cannons firing.
(c) Female soldiers yelling.
(d) Soldiers breaking the gate.

3. Free George tells Cudjo and his friends that they ought to take what action?
(a) Send their children to school.
(b) Join the church.
(c) Sue the government.
(d) Take a greater number of wives.

4. What is Cudjo's first-born son's American name?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Aleck.
(c) David.
(d) Jimmy.

5. How many children does Cudjo report having had with his wife Seely?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

6. For how many years had Cudjo lived as a slave of the Meahers?
(a) Over 18 years.
(b) Over 12 years.
(c) Over 2 years.
(d) Over 5 years.

7. What object does Cudjo report creating after he had been freed?
(a) An identification card.
(b) A drum.
(c) A career in animal husbandry.
(d) A key.

8. Cudjo describes seeing what body parts of his community members being displayed as signs of the King of Dahomey's victory?
(a) Feet.
(b) Fingers.
(c) Arms.
(d) Heads.

9. How many men arrive from Dahomey and ask Cudjo to speak with Cudjo's king?
(a) 13.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

10. 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?
(a) A horror mask.
(b) A transparent mask.
(c) An opaque mask.
(d) A mask of stone.

11. Cudjo reports that the "colored folks" of what classification had picked on native Africans, calling them "ig'nant savage[s]" (68)?
(a) Who had never been slaves.
(b) Who had been awarded stipends.
(c) Who had acquired good jobs.
(d) Who had been born in America.

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

13. Which two people does Cudjo name when saying who he had thought should be responsible for returning him to Africa?
(a) Captain Meaher and Captain Foster.
(b) Zora Neale Hurston and Gumpa.
(c) The King of Dahomey and Captain Foster.
(d) President Lincoln and the U.S. Secretary of State.

14. Cudjo's late wife had the American name of Seely, but what does he report as the African name she had been given at birth?
(a) Madigo.
(b) Abila.
(c) Argola.
(d) A-oo-lat-i.

15. Cudjo's son Cudjo was shot and killed by whom?
(a) A black sheriff.
(b) A plantation owner.
(c) A white sheriff.
(d) A rum runner.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cudjo report seeing immediately after his king had said that he would not give up his power to join with the King of Dahomey?

3. What weapon does Cudjo describe being used by the overseer at the Meahers' plantation?

4. For how many days was Cudjo forced to stay in the place where his people's body parts were being displayed as signs of the King of Dahomey's victory?

5. What action does Cudjo tell Hurston he always has to take on Saturdays?

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