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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Titch's given name?
(a) Christopher Wilde.
(b) Dylan Wilde.
(c) Jonathan Wilde.
(d) Thomas Wilde.

2. What is Washington's full name?
(a) George Washington Black.
(b) George Washington Wilde.
(c) Washington Madison Johnson.
(d) Washington Lee Meriweather.

3. What does Washington do after Philip has fallen asleep some nights?
(a) Draw sketches of him.
(b) Steal money from him.
(c) Write stories about him.
(d) Put insects in his pillowcase.

4. What city does the ship eventually make landfall at?
(a) Plymouth Rock.
(b) Suffolk.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Norfolk.

5. What does Philip enjoy doing more than almost anything else?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Talking.
(c) Shooting.
(d) Eating.

6. Who is the captain of the second ship Titch and Washington take in Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Captain Wilde.
(b) Captain Isbel.
(c) Captain Holloway.
(d) Captain Kinast.

7. What kind of doctor was the ship captain's brother originally?
(a) A chiropodist.
(b) A cardiologist.
(c) A neurologist.
(d) An endocrinologist.

8. What disturbing notice does Titch find in the post office in Norfolk?
(a) A note saying his father has died.
(b) A note saying no blacks are allowed in the city at all.
(c) A note saying his brother Erasmus has died.
(d) A note outlining the bounty for Washington, dead or alive.

9. What happens to Washington when the gas explodes in Chapter 9?
(a) His face is terribly burned.
(b) He loses an eye.
(c) His leg is terribly burned.
(d) He loses an arm.

10. What does Washington give to Titch to help keep cool in Chapter 7?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Palm leaves.
(c) Water.
(d) Sugar.

11. What does Washington discover about Emilie in Chapter 8?
(a) She is sick.
(b) She is sunburned.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is dead.

12. Where does Washington think he is when he awakens after the explosion in Chapter 9?
(a) Norfolk.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Dahomey.

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

14. Who is the house porter at Faith Plantation?
(a) Denver.
(b) William.
(c) Emilie.
(d) Gaius.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What relation was Washington's first master to Titch?

4. Who is the new master at Faith Plantation who arrives in Chapter 1?

5. How old was Washington when his first master died?

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