Washington Black Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Washington Black Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the only slave that speaks to Washington during the labor they do for Titch in Chapter 8?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Sally Hemmings.
(c) Big Kit.
(d) Little Paul.

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

4. What nickname does Titch call Washington?
(a) Wash.
(b) Valley Forge.
(c) Black.
(d) George.

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

6. How does the friend Titch seeks out in Part II, Chapter 3 know his family?
(a) The friend and Titch's father were in the Royal Society together.
(b) The friend and Titch's father were distant cousins.
(c) The friend and Titch's father were school mates.
(d) The friend and Titch's father were in the army together.

7. What does Titch tell Washington about drawing in Chapter 6?
(a) To draw as quickly as possible.
(b) To never show his drawings to white men.
(c) To draw as slowly as possible.
(d) To be faithful to what he sees, not what he is supposed to see.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What does Washington discover the sexton has been doing in relation to slaves?
(a) Turning them in.
(b) Helping them to safety in the North.
(c) Forging papers for them to get married to white people.
(d) Killing them.

15. Who is the new master at Faith Plantation who arrives in Chapter 1?
(a) James Madison.
(b) William Farrow.
(c) Erasmus Wilde.
(d) Elder Scott.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Big Kit make sure to do when she and Washington arrive at the big house in Chapter 4?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what one last element does Titch need to begin his cloud-cutter testing?

3. What does Erasmus Wilde compare the slaves to in Chapter 4, during conversation with Titch?

4. What is Washington's full name?

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

(see the answer keys)

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