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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of creature does Cudjo use to explain his boys' tendency to get into fights?

2. Who is chosen as the head of the community Cudjo and the other freed slaves form after their emancipation, a community they call Africa Town?

3. What is the title of Chapter VII?

4. What weapon does Cudjo describe being used by the overseer at the Meahers' plantation?

5. In what year did Cudjo's lawyer in the case against the railroad die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the three men from Dahomey say when they meet with Cudjo's king, King Akia'on?

2. The day when Hurston takes Cudjo into Mobile to buy crab in Chapter IX, what topic does Cudjo tell Hurston about on the way there?

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

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

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

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

7. What is the significance of Chapter VII's title Barracoon?

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

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

10. What kind of work do Cudjo and his countrymen and women perform once they are free?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the delay involved in the 2018 publication of Zora Neale Hurston's book entitled Barracoon. What is the significance of the delay and how does its significance connect to the text's larger themes?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of injustice portrayed in Zora Neale Hurston’s book Barracoon? Examine the author's treatment of messages regarding injustice throughout the work.

Essay Topic 3

How does Zora Neale Hurston utilize irony within the text of Barracoon? Discuss at least three uses of irony within the essay and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.

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