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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Titch tell Washington he will teach him at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) To measure the sun's movements.
(b) To do algebra.
(c) To administer injections.
(d) To read.

2. Who is the brother of the ship's captain?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Theo Kinast.
(c) Jonathan Wilde.
(d) Benjamin Kinast.

3. Who summons Big Kit and Washington to the big house on the plantation in Chapter 4?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Esther.
(c) Immanuel.
(d) Gaius.

4. What is the name of the town where Washington and Titch travel to collect their visitor in Chapter 8?
(a) Elderview.
(b) Bridge Town.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Norfolk.

5. Who is the new master at Faith Plantation who arrives in Chapter 1?
(a) Elder Scott.
(b) Erasmus Wilde.
(c) James Madison.
(d) William Farrow.

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

7. What was the last injury before the burn that Titch had?
(a) A broken leg.
(b) Broken ribs.
(c) A broken arm.
(d) A broken ankle.

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

9. What is the name of the ship the cloud-cutter crashes onto?
(a) The Iron Eye.
(b) The Ave Maria.
(c) The Wooden Maiden.
(d) The Orion.

10. Where is Faith Plantation located?
(a) Virginia.
(b) India.
(c) The Cayman Islands.
(d) Barbados.

11. What ultimately happens to Titch's cloud-cutter?
(a) It is shot down.
(b) It burns up.
(c) Its basket disintegrates in the wind.
(d) It crashes onto the deck of a ship.

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

13. What does Washington discover the sexton has been doing in relation to slaves?
(a) Helping them to safety in the North.
(b) Killing them.
(c) Forging papers for them to get married to white people.
(d) Turning them in.

14. What does Washington see in a bathtub at the sexton's house in Part II, Chapter 4 that prompts him to ask Titch to leave?
(a) A severed arm.
(b) A dead rabbit.
(c) A severed head.
(d) An entire suit of armor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Washington discover about Emilie in Chapter 8?

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

3. What does Titch tell Washington he can never abide in his pantry?

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

5. What is Washington's full name?

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