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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. Cudjo and Seely form an unofficial marriage with one another how long after they agree to wed?
2. What is Cudjo's first-born son's American name?
3. Cudjo receives what object as a sign that he is on the path to manhood?
4. For how many days was Cudjo forced to stay in the place where his people's body parts were being displayed as signs of the King of Dahomey's victory?
5. How many children does Cudjo report having had with his wife Seely?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. Who funded Hurston's second expedition to interview Cudjo and what involvement did she come to have in Cudjo's life?
4. 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)?
5. What is different about the start of Chapter VII entitled Slavery, in relation to its introduction?
6. What reason does Cudjo provide for not wanting Hurston to visit him on Saturdays?
7. While Cudjo says that he tries to forgive the sheriff who shot his son Cudjo, he thinks that the man should take what action?
8. What kind of work do Cudjo and his countrymen and women perform once they are free?
9. How does Cudjo react to the news that a "nice white lady in New York" (51) is interested in his story?
10. What action does Cudjo take against the railroad company and what is the result of that action?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What ultimate message is Hurston's book Barracoon sending about the nature and value of compassion?
Essay Topic 2
Examine Cudjo’s use of characterization methods to portray his family members and other people whom he discusses with Zora Neale Hurston. What effect do these characterization methods have on the work's inherent themes and messages?
Essay Topic 3
How does Hurston's use of the third person point of view serve her purposes over the course of the book? Discuss how Hurston’s choice of point of view at certain points within the text helps to advance her treatment of at least three particular themes within the text.
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