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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 had been nearly what age when the chief had sent for all boys over the age of 14?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

2. 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)?
(a) The 8th.
(b) The 13th.
(c) The 21st.
(d) The 4th.

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

4. What is the penalty for killing a leopard and failing to bring the king its required body parts, according to Cudjo?
(a) A hefty fine.
(b) 5 years in prison.
(c) Death.
(d) The loss of a wife.

5. Cudjo says that the daughter of a very rich man back in his community in Africa would install each of his daughters in a fat-house for what period of time?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 100 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of beverage was drunk by the mourners of Cudjo's grandfather?

2. What does Cudjo say had been the name of the god he had worshiped in Africa?

3. What gift does Hurston give to Cudjo during the visit when Cudjo tells her about his father?

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

5. Cudjo's mother in Africa had given him what name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What methods of deception are used by the men at the helm of the Clotilde when Cudjo is aboard the ship?

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

3. Describe the death rituals Cudjo describes as being followed within his former African community.

4. What is Cudjo's reaction when Hurston calls him Kossula?

5. What is Zora Neale Hurston's purpose for including a photograph of a doorway just prior to the Preface of Barracoon?

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

7. Explain the customs followed by the wives of a deceased man in Cudjo's former African community.

8. After Cudjo tells Hurston about his grandfather, what happens to make Hurston cut their visit short for the day?

9. 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?

10. What gift does Zora Neale Hurston bring to Cudjo the second time she comes to his home to interview him and what is his reaction to the gift?

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