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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What sound at the marketplace does Cudjo report liking?
(a) The sound of a train in the distance.
(b) The sound of women's bracelets jangling.
(c) The sound of cooing doves.
(d) The sound of a horse's whinny.

5. What position had the killer of Cudjo's son Cudjo taken by the time of Cudjo's discussion of him in Barracoon?
(a) Governor.
(b) Deputy.
(c) Pastor.
(d) Magistrate.

6. Cudjo and Seely form an unofficial marriage with one another how long after they agree to wed?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 6 months.

7. Of what cause did Cudjo's lawyer in the railroad case die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Polio.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Yellow fever.

8. How many plantations had the Meaher family owned together?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

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

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

11. 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) Yams and corn.
(c) Wheat and pheasants.
(d) Bananas and mangoes.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What reason does Cudjo provide for not wanting to "mixee wid de other folks" (68) at an existing church?

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 is the name of Cudjo's king?

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