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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. What does Big Kit make sure to do when she and Washington arrive at the big house in Chapter 4?
(a) Pray.
(b) Wash their clothes quickly.
(c) Wipe their feet so they do not get the floor dirty.
(d) Feed the dogs first.

2. What does Titch ask Washington to do in Part II, Chapter 4, that shocks him?
(a) To turn himself in.
(b) To disguise himself as a woman.
(c) To join the other runaway slaves on their way to freedom.
(d) To go back to Faith Plantation.

3. What happens to Titch and Washington not a full hour after they flee Faith Plantation?
(a) They run into a squall.
(b) The gas explodes.
(c) A bird strikes them.
(d) They are shot down.

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

5. What city does the ship eventually make landfall at?
(a) Norfolk.
(b) Plymouth Rock.
(c) Suffolk.
(d) Long Island.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Titch's given name?

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

5. Who is the captain of the ship the cloud-cutter crashes on?

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