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

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

3. What does Washington discover about Emilie in Chapter 8?
(a) She is sick.
(b) She is dead.
(c) She is sunburned.
(d) She is pregnant.

4. How many slaves does Erasmus end up lending Titch in Chapter 8?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

5. Whose appearance is Washington shocked at in Chapter 10?
(a) Gaius's.
(b) Big Kit's.
(c) Titch's.
(d) Emilie's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Washington give to Titch to help keep cool in Chapter 7?

2. How does Titch describe the visitor who is coming in Chapter 8 to Washington?

3. Where is the ship traveling to in Part II, Chapter 2?

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

5. What labor is Washington surprised to see Erasmus working at in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what kind of terms do Titch and Washington depart the Kinasts in Part II, Chapter 3?

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

3. In Chapter 2, why does Kit delay with her plan to save herself and Washington?

4. Why is Washington so taken aback by the ship's captain, Captain Benedikt, and his brother, in Part II, Chapter 2?

5. What is Titch's reaction when he hears that his cousin Philip is coming to visit in Chapter 8?

6. How does Washington first meet Titch?

7. Where does Washington think he might be when he wakes up from the explosion in Chapter 9, and why?

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

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

10. What does Kit give to Washington in Chapter 4 when she realizes he is being summoned to assist Titch, and why does she give it to him?

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