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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Goff react on the voyage in Part IV, Chapter 1, when a woman insults Washington?
(a) He is outraged and nearly makes a scene.
(b) He appears composed but later goes back and kills the woman.
(c) He is terribly sad.
(d) He is indifferent.

2. Where do Tanna and Washington meet Goff in Part IV, Chapter 8?
(a) London Tower.
(b) Blackheath.
(c) The Saints.
(d) Regent's Park.

3. What does the man who gives Washington more information about Titch in Part IV, Chapter 6 say was odd about Titch when he last saw him?
(a) He had gained a lot of weight.
(b) He was talking to himself.
(c) His clothes were too small for him.
(d) He was smoking incessantly.

4. What does Tanna beg her father for years to allow her to wear?
(a) Scarves.
(b) Hair clips.
(c) High heels.
(d) Jewels, makeup, and fashionable clothes.

5. What kind of dish is Washington eating when a stranger startles him by sitting next to him at a restaurant in Part III, Chapter 10?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Stew.
(d) Porridge.

6. How old is Tanna?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 18.

7. What does Mr. Goff declare he wants in the beginning of Part IV, Chapter 8?
(a) A key cutting ceremony.
(b) A winter picnic.
(c) A champagne celebration.
(d) A walking tour of London.

8. Where is Willard seriously injured by Washington?
(a) His hand.
(b) His leg.
(c) His stomach.
(d) His eye.

9. Who looks after Washington after Titch is gone and takes him back to the outpost in Part III, Chapter 1?
(a) James Wilde.
(b) Emilie.
(c) Peter House.
(d) An unnamed guide.

10. What was Peter Haas's first expedition as a young man?
(a) As a botanist on the Deliverance.
(b) As a doctor on the Galapagos.
(c) As a captain on the Intrepid.
(d) As a crew member on the Ave Maria.

11. Why does Titch say Washington's arrival was well-timed?
(a) A storm is about to come.
(b) He has had a fortune-teller foretell his coming.
(c) He needs help with his next project.
(d) He is dying.

12. How does Tanna feel about Washington's obsession with finding Titch?
(a) She does not understand it.
(b) She tries to sabotage it.
(c) She is all for it.
(d) She is sad about it.

13. Who does Washington meet in Part III, Chapter 4, who changes his life for the better?
(a) Tanna Goff.
(b) James Wilde.
(c) Melvin Summers.
(d) Erasmus Wilde.

14. What happens in Washington's dream in Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) Big Kit asks Washington to be her eyes.
(b) He is exploring with Titch.
(c) Emilie and he have sex.
(d) He is underwater with Tanna.

15. Which worker particularly likes Tanna at the shop where they are buying the tanks for the aquarium?
(a) Mr. Madison.
(b) Mr. Grandville.
(c) Mr. Wolcott.
(d) Mr. Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Washington heard of Tanna's father?

2. Why does Washington think for a brief while that Tanna might be married?

3. What is the title of Part IV of the novel?

4. What does Washington tell Titch he must tell his father in Part II, Chapter 7?

5. What does Washington finally begin to understand about himself in Part IV, Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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