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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. What gift does Hurston give to Cudjo during the visit when Cudjo tells her about his father?
(a) A can of mosquito repellent.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A mother-of-pearl comb.
(d) A ham.

2. Cudjo tells Hurston that he had been the son of which wife of his father's?
(a) The third wife.
(b) The sixth wife.
(c) The second wife.
(d) The chief wife.

3. What are the names of Cudjo's twin great-granddaughters?
(a) Nancy and Nelda.
(b) Katie and Kimberly.
(c) Mary and Martha.
(d) Teresa and Taylor.

4. What type of fruit does Hurston bring to Cudjo at the start of Chapter II?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Pears.
(c) Apples.
(d) Plums.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The text states that the Dahoman year was split into two parts that included what two elements?

2. How many fully biologically-related younger siblings had Cudjo had?

3. Hearing what word often brings tears to Cudjo's eyes within the interviews?

4. Cudjo states that he has been "in Americky soil since" (19) what year?

5. Whom does Cudjo name as the agent responsible for finding a man wives to add to his family?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What is the custom Cudjo describes that involves the whiskers of a leopard?

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

5. At what age does Cudjo describe leaving Africa, and what does he say about the number of initiation rites he had completed by that time?

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

7. What is the significance of Cudjo's reaction when Hurston tells him to focus on his own story rather than on his grandfather's story?

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

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

10. 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?

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