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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What supply does Titch keep in large quantities in Chapter 6?
(a) Iron filings.
(b) Paper.
(c) Wood.
(d) Telescopes.
2. Who does Washington see in cages in the town where he and Titch pick up their visitor in Chapter 8?
(a) Priests.
(b) Runaway slaves.
(c) Cats.
(d) Dogs.
3. Who named Washington?
(a) His father.
(b) His first master.
(c) His priest.
(d) His mother.
4. Which friend of Titch's lives just outside of the city where they land once they disembark from the ship in Part II, Chapter 3?
(a) James Madison.
(b) John Smithward.
(c) Elton Finand.
(d) Edgar Farrow.
5. What news does Philip tell Erasmus and Titch in Chapter 10?
(a) All their family money has been spent.
(b) Their dog has died.
(c) Their mother has died.
(d) Their father has died.
6. What does Washington do after Philip has fallen asleep some nights?
(a) Write stories about him.
(b) Steal money from him.
(c) Draw sketches of him.
(d) Put insects in his pillowcase.
7. How does the friend Titch seeks out in Part II, Chapter 3 know his family?
(a) The friend and Titch's father were distant cousins.
(b) The friend and Titch's father were school mates.
(c) The friend and Titch's father were in the army together.
(d) The friend and Titch's father were in the Royal Society together.
8. What does Big Kit make sure to do when she and Washington arrive at the big house in Chapter 4?
(a) Feed the dogs first.
(b) Wash their clothes quickly.
(c) Pray.
(d) Wipe their feet so they do not get the floor dirty.
9. Who summons Big Kit and Washington to the big house on the plantation in Chapter 4?
(a) Immanuel.
(b) Esther.
(c) Gaius.
(d) Catherine.
10. What city does the ship eventually make landfall at?
(a) Long Island.
(b) Suffolk.
(c) Plymouth Rock.
(d) Norfolk.
11. 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 has lost an eye and seems to be at death's door.
(c) Big Kit is pregnant and looks very ill.
(d) Big Kit seems to have taken another young slave boy under her wing, and Washington is jealous.
12. What is the title of Part II of the novel?
(a) The Arctic.
(b) The Two Mr. Wildes.
(c) Trapped.
(d) Adrift.
13. What skill is Washington immediately drawn to after he sees Titch do it in Chapter 5?
(a) Writing.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Carving.
(d) Cooking.
14. What particular aquatic creature is a favorite of Washington's from the volumes he reads in Chapter 10?
(a) The nudibranch.
(b) The crab.
(c) The electric eel.
(d) The octopus.
15. Who is the slave at Faith Plantation who Washington has a crush on?
(a) Gaius.
(b) Esther.
(c) Emilie.
(d) Big Kit.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many slaves does Erasmus end up lending Titch in Chapter 8?
2. What does Titch tell Washington about drawing in Chapter 6?
3. What startles Washington about the two brothers on the ship?
4. What kind of doctor was the ship captain's brother originally?
5. Why is Washington so close to the gas when Titch is demonstrating it?
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