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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 168 - 221).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Peter House communicate?
(a) With hand gestures.
(b) Through song.
(c) By speaking.
(d) Through blinking his eyes.

2. Who does Washington see in cages in the town where he and Titch pick up their visitor in Chapter 8?
(a) Runaway slaves.
(b) Cats.
(c) Priests.
(d) Dogs.

3. What does Titch instruct Washington and Philip to do in Chapter 9 while he demonstrates the cloud-cutter's gas mechanism?
(a) Stay well away from the machine.
(b) Gather in a circle around the lake.
(c) Start making their way back down the mountain.
(d) Come closer to the machine.

4. Why does Washington feel so wretched when he sees Big Kit in the big house again in Chapter 10?
(a) Big Kit shouts at him and tells him never to speak to her again.
(b) Big Kit is pregnant and looks very ill.
(c) Big Kit has lost an eye and seems to be at death's door.
(d) Big Kit seems to have taken another young slave boy under her wing, and Washington is jealous.

5. What supply does Titch keep in large quantities in Chapter 6?
(a) Wood.
(b) Iron filings.
(c) Paper.
(d) Telescopes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the ship's crew in search of in Part II, Chapter 5?

2. What happens when Titch takes the gauze off of Washington's face in Chapter 9?

3. What is the name of Washington's friend that he meets in Part III, Chapter 3?

4. What does Titch tell Washington he will teach him at the end of Chapter 5?

5. Where is the ship traveling to in Part II, Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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