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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 Mrs. Wilde want to know from Washington when he and Tanna go to visit her?
(a) What had really happened to Philip.
(b) How he had felt about Erasmus.
(c) What kind of relationship he had with Titch.
(d) What happened when her husband died.

2. What does Titch show Washington as his new project?
(a) A boat.
(b) A new cloud-cutter.
(c) A plane.
(d) A car.

3. What is one of the specimens Washington brings back from the dive?
(a) A nematode.
(b) A tiny snail.
(c) An electric eel.
(d) An octopus.

4. Where does Mrs. Wilde's servant tell Washington he might find more information about Titch?
(a) The Anti-Slavery Society.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) The Royal Society.
(d) The Abolitionist's Society.

5. What does Tanna beg her father for years to allow her to wear?
(a) Scarves.
(b) High heels.
(c) Hair clips.
(d) Jewels, makeup, and fashionable clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tanna ask Washington to teach her how to do?

2. How does Mr. Goff react on the voyage in Part IV, Chapter 1, when a woman insults Washington?

3. Why is Washington overcome with anxiety in Part III, Chapter 5?

4. Who does Titch tell Washington has recently died in Part IV, Chapter 17?

5. What kind of work does Washington briefly do in Nova Scotia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main source of tension between Mr. Goff and Washington in Part III, Chapter 9?

2. What happens when Washington arrives at Tanna's house in Part III, Chapter 12, after his fight?

3. In Part IV, Chapter 13, why does the guide Peter had arranged to meet Tanna and Washington not show up at the appointed time and place?

4. In Part IV, what does Titch tell Washington about his childhood years with Philip that changes Washington's perspective on Titch quite a bit?

5. What is Washington's impression of James Wilde's opinion of his drawing talent?

6. What passes between Titch and his father, Mister Wilde, that upsets Titch so much that he leaves the camp in Part II, Chapter 7?

7. What excuse presents itself for Washington to travel to Amsterdam so he can look for Peter House?

8. What surprises Washington the most about his meeting with Willard in Part III?

9. What does Peter House tell Washington happened to Titch when he left the camp in the Arctic before Mr. Wilde died?

10. In Part III, Chapter 10, who does Washington meet that chills his blood and why does he feel such fear?

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