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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How had Washington gotten his last injury before the burns?
(a) The master's horse had run him over.
(b) The overseer had whipped him.
(c) Big Kit had kicked him.
(d) Gaius has dropped him off the roof.

2. 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 shouts at him and tells him never to speak to her again.
(c) Big Kit is pregnant and looks very ill.
(d) Big Kit has lost an eye and seems to be at death's door.

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

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

5. Who summons Big Kit and Washington to the big house on the plantation in Chapter 4?
(a) Gaius.
(b) Esther.
(c) Immanuel.
(d) Catherine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Titch's given name?

2. What does Big Kit give to Washington to protect himself in Chapter 4?

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

4. Who is the captain of the ship the cloud-cutter crashes on?

5. What nickname does Titch call Washington?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Erasmus and Mrs. Wilde want Titch to do in the wake of Philip's momentous news?

2. How does Washington first meet Titch?

3. What does Washington remember as the previous time he was wounded, before he was burned in the explosion, in Chapter 9?

4. Where is Big Kit from and how does she hope to get back there someday?

5. In Chapter 8, why does Titch ask Erasmus for the use of more slaves?

6. What startling notice does Titch find in the post office in Norfolk, Virginia in Part II, Chapter 3?

7. What is the real reason that Titch summons Washington in Chapter 4?

8. What momentous news does Philip share with Titch and Erasmus in Chapter 10?

9. What prompts Washington to move into the path of the explosion in Chapter 9?

10. What is the slaves' first impression of their new master, Erasmus Wilde, in Chapter 1?

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