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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (pages 222 - 277).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Tanna make for dinner in Part III, Chapter 9?
(a) Scallops.
(b) Fried tuna.
(c) Fried mackerel.
(d) Squid.

4. What is the name of the peak that Titch wants to try his cloud-cutter from?
(a) Pike's Peak.
(b) Red Hanger Peak.
(c) Widow's Peak.
(d) Corvus Peak.

5. Who does Washington call for when he awakens after the explosion in Chapter 9?
(a) Titch.
(b) Richard Black.
(c) Emilie.
(d) Big Kit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Titch ask Washington to do when he first meets him in Chapter 4?

2. What is Washington overjoyed that he and Big Kit are allowed to do once the dinner is over?

3. What is the title of Part II of the novel?

4. What does Erasmus do to the slave William's corpse?

5. What does Titch tell the ship's crew is the relationship between him and Washington?

(see the answer key)

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