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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 is one of the specimens Washington brings back from the dive?
(a) A tiny snail.
(b) An electric eel.
(c) A nematode.
(d) An octopus.

2. Where do Tanna and Washington meet Goff in Part IV, Chapter 8?
(a) Blackheath.
(b) The Saints.
(c) London Tower.
(d) Regent's Park.

3. What is the first thing Titch says to Washington when the two finally meet again?
(a) That Washington is late for dinner.
(b) That Washington looks taller.
(c) That he is overjoyed to see Washington.
(d) That Washington has brought a pretty friend.

4. What disturbing event does Washington witness in Part IV, Chapter 9?
(a) Titch's wandering confused in the streets.
(b) Willard's public execution.
(c) The caging of a runaway slave.
(d) The beating of a small woman.

5. What is the name of Washington's friend that he meets in Part III, Chapter 3?
(a) Medger Evers.
(b) Jacob Fensten.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Medwin Harris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Part III of the novel?

2. What does Willard tell Washington he is now in the business of in Part III, Chapter 10?

3. How does Tanna feel about Washington's obsession with finding Titch?

4. Where does Washington think his next step in his search for Titch will take him at the end of Part IV, Chapter 6?

5. Who sits next to Washington unexpectedly as he eats his dinner in Part III, Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What innovative idea does Washington propose to Tanna and Mr. Goff in Part III, Chapter 9?

2. What two pieces of information does Washington learn about Kit from the Abolitionist Society for the Betterment and Integration of Former Slaves?

3. What is the main source of tension between Mr. Goff and Washington in Part III, Chapter 9?

4. What does Medwin tell Washington in Part III, Chapter 5, that upends his life and makes him tremble with anxiety?

5. What unorthodox question does Washington ask Tanna in Part III, Chapter 12, that makes Tanna laugh at Washington's oddity? What does each character answer to the question?

6. In Part III, Chapter 3, why do the two men in the pub seem to start the fight with Washington and Medwin?

7. In Part IV, Chapter 13, why does the guide Peter had arranged to meet Tanna and Washington not show up at the appointed time and place?

8. In Part II, Chapter 7, what does Washington dream about Kit?

9. In Part IV, what does Titch tell Washington about his childhood years with Philip that changes Washington's perspective on Titch quite a bit?

10. In Part III, Chapter 2, why does Washington eventually stop using an alias?

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