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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 kind of doctor was the ship captain's brother originally?
(a) A neurologist.
(b) A cardiologist.
(c) An endocrinologist.
(d) A chiropodist.

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

3. What relation was Washington's first master to Titch?
(a) His father.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His brother.

4. How does the friend Titch seeks out in Part II, Chapter 3 know his family?
(a) The friend and Titch's father were in the Royal Society together.
(b) The friend and Titch's father were in the army together.
(c) The friend and Titch's father were school mates.
(d) The friend and Titch's father were distant cousins.

5. Who is the female slave Washington is closest to at Faith Plantation?
(a) Esther.
(b) Emilie.
(c) Big Kit.
(d) Dolly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disturbing notice does Titch find in the post office in Norfolk?

2. What does Titch tell Washington about drawing in Chapter 6?

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

4. What does Washington do after Philip has fallen asleep some nights?

5. What news does Philip tell Erasmus and Titch in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Washington first meet Titch?

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

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

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

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

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

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 is unusual about the crew of the Ava Maria?

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

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

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