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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Big Kit resolve to do with Washington after they find out what kind of a man the new master is in Chapter 1?
(a) Escape.
(b) Kill herself and Washington.
(c) Lead a slave rebellion.
(d) Kill the master.

2. What alarms Washington about the sexton's activities in Part II, Chapter 4?
(a) They involve illegal things the police would prosecute people for.
(b) They involve drugs.
(c) They are disturbing sexually.
(d) They are grotesque in that they involve corpses.

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

4. What does Erasmus Wilde compare the slaves to in Chapter 4, during conversation with Titch?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Trees.
(c) Money.
(d) Furniture.

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

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

7. How many slaves does Titch initially ask Erasmus for in Chapter 8?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

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

9. What plantation does Titch tell the ship's captain they are from?
(a) Endurance.
(b) Hope.
(c) Island.
(d) Love.

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

11. What does James Wilde say children know of beauty in Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Everything.
(b) Only the shadow of beauty.
(c) Only colors.
(d) Nothing.

12. What is Washington overjoyed that he and Big Kit are allowed to do once the dinner is over?
(a) Draw.
(b) Get paid.
(c) Lick the plates of the diners.
(d) Go to sleep.

13. What happens to Titch and Washington not a full hour after they flee Faith Plantation?
(a) They run into a squall.
(b) A bird strikes them.
(c) They are shot down.
(d) The gas explodes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the ship's crew in search of in Part II, Chapter 5?

2. Where is Faith Plantation located?

3. What does Titch tell Washington about the afterlife in Chapter 10?

4. What does the sexton give to Titch that greatly alarms him in Part II, Chapter 4?

5. What does Titch instruct Washington and Philip to do in Chapter 9 while he demonstrates the cloud-cutter's gas mechanism?

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