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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 is the title of Part II of the novel?
(a) Adrift.
(b) The Arctic.
(c) The Two Mr. Wildes.
(d) Trapped.

2. Where does Erasmus want the visitor to stay in Chapter 8?
(a) With the slaves.
(b) In the big house.
(c) In Titch's lodgings.
(d) In a neighboring town.

3. What does Titch instruct Washington and Philip to do in Chapter 9 while he demonstrates the cloud-cutter's gas mechanism?
(a) Come closer to the machine.
(b) Stay well away from the machine.
(c) Gather in a circle around the lake.
(d) Start making their way back down the mountain.

4. What does Big Kit resolve to do with Washington after they find out what kind of a man the new master is in Chapter 1?
(a) Kill the master.
(b) Lead a slave rebellion.
(c) Escape.
(d) Kill herself and Washington.

5. Who is the only slave that speaks to Washington during the labor they do for Titch in Chapter 8?
(a) Little Paul.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Big Kit.
(d) Sally Hemmings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Titch ask Washington to do when he first meets him in Chapter 4?

2. Whose appearance is Washington shocked at in Chapter 10?

3. What does Big Kit make sure to do when she and Washington arrive at the big house in Chapter 4?

4. Where does Washington think he is when he awakens after the explosion in Chapter 9?

5. What does Erasmus Wilde compare the slaves to in Chapter 4, during conversation with Titch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Titch and Washington have to flee Faith plantation very quickly in Part II, Chapter 1?

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

4. What does Farrow give to Titch in Part II, Chapter 4, that Titch is astounded to receive?

5. What does Big Kit resolve to do to "save" herself and Washington Black when they find out what kind of a man Erasmus Wilde is?

6. How does Washington discover his great talent, and what is that talent?

7. How does Philip respond when he first sees Washington's face after his burning accident in Chapter 10?

8. Where do Titch and Washington crash-land in Part II, Chapter 1?

9. What is Washington's first impression of the town when he sees it for the first time in Chapter 8?

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

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