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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Titch ask Washington to do when he first meets him in Chapter 4?
(a) Write down a speech.
(b) Look through a telescope.
(c) Eat a spoon of sugar.
(d) Draw a snail.

2. 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 disguise himself as a woman.
(d) To go back to Faith Plantation.

3. What does Titch tell Washington he can never abide in his pantry?
(a) Flour.
(b) Butter.
(c) Salt.
(d) Sugar.

4. How does Titch react when he witnesses the overseers' brutality towards the slaves?
(a) He is glad to see the brutality.
(b) He is disturbed, but he says nothing.
(c) He is indifferent.
(d) He is appalled, and talks to Erasmus about it.

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

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

7. What labor is Washington surprised to see Erasmus working at in Chapter 8?
(a) Ironing his own shirts.
(b) Stitching his own wound.
(c) Cleaning out his chamber pot.
(d) Cooking.

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

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

10. 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.

11. How old was Washington when his first master died?
(a) 6 or 7.
(b) 16 or 17.
(c) 10 or 11.
(d) 12 or 13.

12. What relation is the visitor to Erasmus and Titch that Erasmus tells Titch is coming to visit in Chapter 8?
(a) Brother.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Father.
(d) Cousin.

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

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

15. What are the ship's crew in search of in Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Oil.
(b) Silver.
(c) Jewels.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Titch react to the news Philip brings him and Erasmus?

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

3. What does Titch tell Washington he will teach him at the end of Chapter 5?

4. What is Titch's given name?

5. What does Washington give to Titch to help keep cool in Chapter 7?

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