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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 city does the ship eventually make landfall at?
(a) Plymouth Rock.
(b) Long Island.
(c) Suffolk.
(d) Norfolk.

2. Why is Washington so close to the gas when Titch is demonstrating it?
(a) He thought he had to save Titch from the explosion.
(b) He did not understand Titch's directions to stay clear of the machine.
(c) Philip has asked him to fetch the sandwiches.
(d) He wanted to get closer to see how the gas worked.

3. What is Washington overjoyed that he and Big Kit are allowed to do once the dinner is over?
(a) Go to sleep.
(b) Get paid.
(c) Draw.
(d) Lick the plates of the diners.

4. Who is the captain of the second ship Titch and Washington take in Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Captain Wilde.
(b) Captain Isbel.
(c) Captain Holloway.
(d) Captain Kinast.

5. Who is the slave at Faith Plantation who Washington has a crush on?
(a) Gaius.
(b) Esther.
(c) Big Kit.
(d) Emilie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Washington discover the sexton has been doing in relation to slaves?

2. What does Washington know about his father?

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

4. What does James Wilde say children know of beauty in Part II, Chapter 5?

5. What is the name of the peak that Titch wants to try his cloud-cutter from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is Washington's first impression of the kind of relationship Titch and Erasmus have as brothers in Chapter 4?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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