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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (pages 107 - 167).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Washington when his first master died?
(a) 10 or 11.
(b) 12 or 13.
(c) 16 or 17.
(d) 6 or 7.

2. What startles Washington about the two brothers on the ship?
(a) They are both disfigured in the same exact way.
(b) They are albinos.
(c) They are ghosts.
(d) They are identical twins.

3. What does Erasmus do to Big Kit in Chapter 4?
(a) Breaks her arm.
(b) Cuts her throat.
(c) Throws her on the ground and steps over her.
(d) Hits her in the face with his plate, breaking her nose.

4. What does Washington do after Philip has fallen asleep some nights?
(a) Put insects in his pillowcase.
(b) Write stories about him.
(c) Steal money from him.
(d) Draw sketches of him.

5. Where does Erasmus want the visitor to stay in Chapter 8?
(a) With the slaves.
(b) In a neighboring town.
(c) In Titch's lodgings.
(d) In the big house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Peter House communicate?

2. What kind of doctor was the ship captain's brother originally?

3. What does Washington discover about Emilie in Chapter 8?

4. Who is the captain of the second ship Titch and Washington take in Part II, Chapter 5?

5. What particular aquatic creature is a favorite of Washington's from the volumes he reads in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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