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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. How long had Cudjo and Seely been married before they had a child together?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 2 years.

2. What is the name of Cudjo's king?
(a) King Akia'on.
(b) King O'lai'm.
(c) King Equiano.
(d) King Olaudah.

3. Free George tells Cudjo and his friends that they ought to take what action?
(a) Sue the government.
(b) Take a greater number of wives.
(c) Send their children to school.
(d) Join the church.

4. On what date did Cudjo's train accident occur?
(a) November 16, 1896.
(b) April 4, 1879.
(c) February 19, 1879.
(d) March 12, 1902.

5. What action does Hurston take when she sees Cudjo's face take on the qualities of a mask during one of their conversations?
(a) She slips quietly away.
(b) She takes a picture of him.
(c) She goes into the next room.
(d) She gives him a hug.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the church that Cudjo reports building with his community members in Africa Town?

2. When Cudjo and his friends decide to return to Africa, how do they plan to get there?

3. How much money did Cudjo actually receive as a result of winning his case against the railroad?

4. Captain Jim Meaher tells Cudjo to take what action when the food on the plantation begins to run out due to the Civil War?

5. Cudjo receives what object as a sign that he is on the path to manhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe a time when the sound motif appears within Cudjo's narrative.

2. What does Cudjo say about the way in which he and other Africans had been treated by black people born in America?

3. In Chapter VIII entitled Freedom, Cudjo tells of getting together with his countrymen after they had been freed. What was the general consensus within this meeting?

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

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

6. What is different about the start of Chapter VII entitled Slavery, in relation to its introduction?

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

8. What does Cudjo say about the source of King of Dahomey's wealth?

9. Who funded Hurston's second expedition to interview Cudjo and what involvement did she come to have in Cudjo's life?

10. How much land does Cudjo take for himself when the land purchased from the Meahers is divided up?

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