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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI (pages 278 - 334).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unusual about the ship's crew in Part II, Chapter 2?
(a) They are all black men.
(b) They are all orphans.
(c) They are all one-handed.
(d) They are all women.

2. What skill is Washington immediately drawn to after he sees Titch do it in Chapter 5?
(a) Carving.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Cooking.

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

4. Where does Willard tell Washington that he last saw Titch?
(a) Norfolk.
(b) Australia.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Liverpool.

5. Why is Washington so close to the gas when Titch is demonstrating it?
(a) Philip has asked him to fetch the sandwiches.
(b) He did not understand Titch's directions to stay clear of the machine.
(c) He thought he had to save Titch from the explosion.
(d) He wanted to get closer to see how the gas worked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Washington begin doing again in Part III, Chapter 4, that he had enjoyed and not done for a long time?

2. How does Mr. Goff feel about Washington's interest in Tanna?

3. What does Titch do in the end of Part II, Chapter 7?

4. What happens to the octopus in Part IV, Chapter 4?

5. How had Washington gotten his last injury before the burns?

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