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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. Where had Cudjo slept during his time as a slave belonging to the Meahers?
(a) Under the house.
(b) In the shed.
(c) In a tent.
(d) In a cabin.

2. At the end of Chapter VIII, Cudjo asks that Hurston take him to buy what item the following day?
(a) Crab.
(b) Nails.
(c) Thread.
(d) Bread.

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

4. What position had the new head of Africa Town held back in Africa?
(a) Nobleman.
(b) Shaman.
(c) Chief.
(d) King.

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?
(a) Male soldiers yelling.
(b) Female soldiers yelling.
(c) Soldiers breaking the gate.
(d) Cannons firing.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long was Cudjo in bed after his train accident?

2. Whom does Cudjo describe as "de best friend de Afficans got" (67)?

3. For how long was Cudjo enslaved in Alabama?

4. What action does Cudjo tell Hurston he always has to take on Saturdays?

5. What action does Hurston take when she sees Cudjo's face take on the qualities of a mask during one of their conversations?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what event does Cudjo tell Hurston that after the telling, causes his face to take on the appearance of, in Hurston's words, "a horror mask" (48)?

2. What action does Cudjo take against the railroad company and what is the result of that action?

3. What is the result when Cudjo asks Captain Tim Meaher to give the citizens of Africa Town part of his land to live on?

4. How does Cudjo react to the news that a "nice white lady in New York" (51) is interested in his story?

5. To what position do the people of Africa Town appoint Cudjo when they see he is unable to work?

6. After deciding to stay in America, Cudjo and his countrymen and women adopt what type of organizational structure within their community?

7. When Hurston comes to interview Cudjo on a Saturday at the start of Chapter VI entitled Barracoon, what activities do the two end up doing instead?

8. What instruction does Seely keep repeating to her son Cudjo when he is struggling to survive his wounds?

9. In what way do dreams arise within Cudjo's comments to Hurston?

10. How does Cudjo describe the origins of his possible engagement to a particular woman in Africa?

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