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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the climate on Faith Plantation like?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Cool and pleasant.
(c) Very rainy.
(d) Hot and humid.

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

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

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

6. What city does the ship eventually make landfall at?
(a) Suffolk.
(b) Norfolk.
(c) Plymouth Rock.
(d) Long Island.

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

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

9. What does Washington see in a bathtub at the sexton's house in Part II, Chapter 4 that prompts him to ask Titch to leave?
(a) A severed arm.
(b) An entire suit of armor.
(c) A severed head.
(d) A dead rabbit.

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

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

12. Who does Washington see in cages in the town where he and Titch pick up their visitor in Chapter 8?
(a) Cats.
(b) Priests.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Runaway slaves.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Washington when his first master died?

2. What is Titch relived to find out from Peter House in Part II, Chapter 5?

3. What ultimately happens to Titch's cloud-cutter?

4. What does Washington do after Philip has fallen asleep some nights?

5. What is the name of the town where Washington and Titch travel to collect their visitor in Chapter 8?

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