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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 50 - 105).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Titch ask Washington to do when he first meets him in Chapter 4?
(a) Look through a telescope.
(b) Write down a speech.
(c) Draw a snail.
(d) Eat a spoon of sugar.

2. What does Titch tell Washington he will teach him at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) To measure the sun's movements.
(b) To read.
(c) To do algebra.
(d) To administer injections.

3. What does Philip enjoy doing more than almost anything else?
(a) Eating.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Shooting.
(d) Talking.

4. Where is Big Kit from?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Dahomey.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) England.

5. What particular aquatic creature is a favorite of Washington's from the volumes he reads in Chapter 10?
(a) The nudibranch.
(b) The crab.
(c) The octopus.
(d) The electric eel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Titch instruct Washington and Philip to do in Chapter 9 while he demonstrates the cloud-cutter's gas mechanism?

2. Why is Washington so close to the gas when Titch is demonstrating it?

3. How had Washington gotten his last injury before the burns?

4. Who does Erasmus tell Titch is coming to visit in Chapter 8?

5. Who is the slave at Faith Plantation who Washington has a crush on?

(see the answer key)

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