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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 does Titch describe the visitor who is coming in Chapter 8 to Washington?
(a) Brutally mean.
(b) Mentally unstable.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Highly intelligent.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 3, what age and condition is Washington Black in?
(a) He is 30 and a slave.
(b) He is 25 and a fugitive.
(c) He is 40 and dying.
(d) He is 18 and a Freeman.

3. What does Philip say to Washington the first time he sees his face after the burning accident?
(a) He says Washington would be better off dead.
(b) He says Washington's face actually looks better.
(c) He says Washington is an ugly thing now.
(d) He says Washington will never serve in a house now.

4. What does Erasmus do to the slave William's corpse?
(a) Orders the dead slave's head to be cut off.
(b) Makes the other slaves bury it.
(c) Burns it on a pyre.
(d) Feeds it to the crows.

5. What happens to Washington when the gas explodes in Chapter 9?
(a) His face is terribly burned.
(b) He loses an eye.
(c) His leg is terribly burned.
(d) He loses an arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Titch react to the news Philip brings him and Erasmus?

2. Who does Washington see in cages in the town where he and Titch pick up their visitor in Chapter 8?

3. What does Washington do after Philip has fallen asleep some nights?

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

5. Who summons Big Kit and Washington to the big house on the plantation in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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