View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What particular aquatic creature is a favorite of Washington's from the volumes he reads in Chapter 10?
(a) The nudibranch.
(b) The electric eel.
(c) The octopus.
(d) The crab.

2. How does Titch react to the news Philip brings him and Erasmus?
(a) He is devastated.
(b) He is suspicious.
(c) He is elated.
(d) He is indifferent.

3. What nickname does Titch call Washington?
(a) Black.
(b) Wash.
(c) Valley Forge.
(d) George.

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

5. Why does Washington feel so wretched when he sees Big Kit in the big house again in Chapter 10?
(a) Big Kit has lost an eye and seems to be at death's door.
(b) Big Kit shouts at him and tells him never to speak to her again.
(c) Big Kit seems to have taken another young slave boy under her wing, and Washington is jealous.
(d) Big Kit is pregnant and looks very ill.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the beginning of Chapter 3, what age and condition is Washington Black in?

3. What does Philip enjoy doing more than almost anything else?

4. What are the ship's crew in search of in Part II, Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What does Erasmus and Mrs. Wilde want Titch to do in the wake of Philip's momentous news?

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

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

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

7. When Washington encounters the slaves he formerly worked with as they all embark on Titch's project in Chapter 8, how do the other slaves treat him?

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

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

10. How does Washington first meet Titch?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 809 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample