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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Erasmus do to the slave William's corpse?
(a) Burns it on a pyre.
(b) Feeds it to the crows.
(c) Makes the other slaves bury it.
(d) Orders the dead slave's head to be cut off.

2. What does Titch instruct Washington and Philip to do in Chapter 9 while he demonstrates the cloud-cutter's gas mechanism?
(a) Start making their way back down the mountain.
(b) Stay well away from the machine.
(c) Come closer to the machine.
(d) Gather in a circle around the lake.

3. 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) Edgar Farrow.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Elton Finand.
(d) John Smithward.

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

5. What relation was Washington's first master to Titch?
(a) His brother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His father.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

12. What is Titch relived to find out from Peter House in Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) His brother is alive.
(b) His father is alive.
(c) His mother is still well.
(d) His fortune is intact.

13. What does Washington know about his father?
(a) His father was a white slave master.
(b) His father was a wealthy English nobleman.
(c) His father was also a black slave.
(d) He does not know anything about his father.

14. What does Titch make for Washington to eat in Chapter 5?
(a) Gravy.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Green beans.
(d) Hollandaise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who summons Big Kit and Washington to the big house on the plantation in Chapter 4?

2. What is Washington overjoyed that he and Big Kit are allowed to do once the dinner is over?

3. What does Erasmus do to Big Kit in Chapter 4?

4. What relation is the visitor to Erasmus and Titch that Erasmus tells Titch is coming to visit in Chapter 8?

5. What particular aquatic creature is a favorite of Washington's from the volumes he reads in Chapter 10?

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