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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 Titch ask Washington to do when he first meets him in Chapter 4?
(a) Write down a speech.
(b) Look through a telescope.
(c) Draw a snail.
(d) Eat a spoon of sugar.

2. What does Titch tell Washington about the afterlife in Chapter 10?
(a) That he must be careful to be good so he will not go to hell.
(b) That he can look forward to going to heaven.
(c) That there is nothingness after we die.
(d) That Titch thinks he will see his own father in the afterlife.

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

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) Lead a slave rebellion.
(b) Kill the master.
(c) Kill herself and Washington.
(d) Escape.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What particular aquatic creature is a favorite of Washington's from the volumes he reads in Chapter 10?

2. What happens when Titch takes the gauze off of Washington's face in Chapter 9?

3. How does Titch react to the news Philip brings him and Erasmus?

4. What is Washington's full name?

5. What does Titch tell the ship's crew is the relationship between him and Washington?

Short Essay Questions

1. What activity do Titch and Washington discover that Farrow is engaged in in Part II, Chapter 4, that is a very risky endeavor?

2. What is unusual about the crew of the Ava Maria?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What kind of a reception do Titch and Washington get from the crew of the Ava Maria in Part II, Chapter 2?

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