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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Philip tell Erasmus and Titch in Chapter 10?
(a) All their family money has been spent.
(b) Their mother has died.
(c) Their dog has died.
(d) Their father has died.

2. Where is Big Kit from?
(a) England.
(b) Dahomey.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Cape Town.

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

4. Who signs the notice Titch finds in the post office in Part II, Chapater 3?
(a) Jonathan Wilde.
(b) James Madison.
(c) James Francis Willard.
(d) Edgar O'Rourke.

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

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

7. Where is Faith Plantation located?
(a) Virginia.
(b) The Cayman Islands.
(c) Barbados.
(d) India.

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

9. What does Big Kit give to Washington to protect himself in Chapter 4?
(a) A thumbtack.
(b) A knife.
(c) A long nail.
(d) A gun.

10. Why does Washington feel so wretched when he sees Big Kit in the big house again in Chapter 10?
(a) Big Kit seems to have taken another young slave boy under her wing, and Washington is jealous.
(b) Big Kit has lost an eye and seems to be at death's door.
(c) Big Kit shouts at him and tells him never to speak to her again.
(d) Big Kit is pregnant and looks very ill.

11. Who is the slave at Faith Plantation who Washington has a crush on?
(a) Gaius.
(b) Big Kit.
(c) Emilie.
(d) Esther.

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

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

14. What was the last injury before the burn that Titch had?
(a) A broken ankle.
(b) A broken leg.
(c) A broken arm.
(d) Broken ribs.

15. What does Big Kit make sure to do when she and Washington arrive at the big house in Chapter 4?
(a) Feed the dogs first.
(b) Pray.
(c) Wash their clothes quickly.
(d) Wipe their feet so they do not get the floor dirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many slaves does Titch initially ask Erasmus for in Chapter 8?

2. What alarms Washington about the sexton's activities in Part II, Chapter 4?

3. What does Philip say to Washington the first time he sees his face after the burning accident?

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

5. What supply does Titch keep in large quantities in Chapter 6?

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