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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 startles Washington about the two brothers on the ship?
(a) They are albinos.
(b) They are identical twins.
(c) They are ghosts.
(d) They are both disfigured in the same exact way.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 3, what age and condition is Washington Black in?
(a) He is 40 and dying.
(b) He is 30 and a slave.
(c) He is 18 and a Freeman.
(d) He is 25 and a fugitive.

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

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

5. What is Titch's given name?
(a) Christopher Wilde.
(b) Jonathan Wilde.
(c) Thomas Wilde.
(d) Dylan Wilde.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Washington when his first master died?

2. What is the title of Part II of the novel?

3. Who named Washington?

4. Who is the slave at Faith Plantation who Washington has a crush on?

5. What does Titch tell Washington he can never abide in his pantry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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