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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How long after a woman's husband dies is she allowed to wed, according to Cudjo when talking about his former community in Africa?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) Never.
(d) 1 year.

4. On which coast of Africa were the barracoons of Whydah located?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) South.

5. 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) Gnats.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Horseflies.
(d) Cicadas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Hurston bring to Cudjo the day he takes her on a tour of his gardens?

2. How many wives does Cudjo say his father had acquired?

3. What objects are required to be brought to the king once a leopard has been killed, according to Cudjo?

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

5. There is a large tree in Cudjo's yard that bears what type of fruit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the year 1859 in Cudjo's life?

2. How does Hurston distinguish between the two types of gifts she brings to Cudjo at the start of Chapter IV and why does she make this distinction?

3. What major event happens within Cudjo's family in the story he tells at the start of Chapter III?

4. What does Cudjo say about secrecy within his former community in Africa?

5. Cudjo discusses a particular practice undertaken by rich men's daughters in his former community in Africa. What is that practice he describes?

6. How old is Cudjo at the time he is first interviewed by Zora Neale Hurston and what special problems does his age pose to Hurston's process?

7. At the end of the Introduction, Zora Neale Hurston writes that she has been sent to ask three questions of Cudjo. What are the three questions?

8. What are the circumstances of Zora Neale Hurston first meeting with Cudjo?

9. In the story Cudjo tells about a murderer in his African village, what reason does the murderer give for his actions when he is questioned?

10. What does Cudjo mean when he tells Hurston that his family "ain' got no ivory be de door" (19)?

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