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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Dahomey soldiers tell Cudjo that they cannot listen to his cries since they have only been sent to perform what task for the King of Dahomey?
(a) Murder the citizens of Cudjo's community.
(b) Hunt slaves to sell.
(c) Gather intelligence in preparation for warfare.
(d) Help richer men than he.

3. Cudjo reports that on his first day as a slave of the Dahomey, he could not take what action because he missed home too much?
(a) Eat.
(b) Speak.
(c) Cry.
(d) Drink.

4. Cudjo states that a traitor from where had made a deal with the King of Dahomey?
(a) Makanfenkpar.
(b) Senegal.
(c) Tenge.
(d) Tokkoi.

5. How much money did Cudjo actually receive as a result of winning his case against the railroad?
(a) $650.
(b) None.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $1,500.

6. When Cudjo and his friends decide to return to Africa, how do they plan to get there?
(a) They plan to save money to buy their own tickets back to Africa.
(b) They plan to apply to the U.S. government for a grant to pay for their trip back to Africa.
(c) They plan to rob Jim Meaher in order to fund their trip back to Africa.
(d) They plan to get jobs in the shipping industry so that they may return to Africa.

7. What is the name of the church that Cudjo reports building with his community members in Africa Town?
(a) Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church.
(b) Southampton Methodist Church.
(c) Old Landmark Baptist Church.
(d) Grace Lutheran Church.

8. In what year did Cudjo's lawyer in the case against the railroad die?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1900.

9. Who is chosen as the head of the community Cudjo and the other freed slaves form after their emancipation, a community they call Africa Town?
(a) Mary.
(b) Gumpa.
(c) Jim.
(d) Cudjo.

10. Which group does Cudjo name as the one that "make de war so dey free us" (60)?
(a) Folks in the North.
(b) Folks in the South.
(c) Folks in the West.
(d) Folks in Africa.

11. Cudjo says that he had given each of his children what type of name because he and Seely "not furgit [their] home" (72)?
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Juju.
(c) African.
(d) American.

12. What present did the chief at the first town give to the King of Dahomey in order to stave off a raid?
(a) Pigs and corn.
(b) Wheat and pheasants.
(c) Yams and corn.
(d) Bananas and mangoes.

13. For what reason can Cudjo not marry the woman he takes a liking to in the marketplace?
(a) He is already married.
(b) He is too young to marry.
(c) He is not permitted to choose his own wife.
(d) He is too poor to marry a woman of a higher class.

14. What action does Cudjo tell Hurston he always has to take on Saturdays?
(a) He has to clean the church.
(b) He has to cook dinner for his family.
(c) He has to weed in his gardens.
(d) He has to take the grandchildren to the park.

15. At what time of day does Cudjo say the Dahomey had broken the Great Gate of Tokkoi?
(a) Noon.
(b) Daybreak.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dusk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of creature does Cudjo use to explain his boys' tendency to get into fights?

2. How much money did Cudjo's lawyer seek from the railroad for their role in Cudjo's accident with the train?

3. Cudjo's son Cudjo was shot and killed by whom?

4. What is Cudjo's first-born son's American name?

5. 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?

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