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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. Why does Washington at first mistake Tanna for a man?
(a) She is wearing trousers and he sees her at a distance.
(b) She has taken much care to disguise herself as a man.
(c) She has a very deep voice.
(d) She has a muscular frame.

2. What is the first thing Titch says to Washington when the two finally meet again?
(a) That he is overjoyed to see Washington.
(b) That Washington looks taller.
(c) That Washington has brought a pretty friend.
(d) That Washington is late for dinner.

3. What innovative idea does Washington propose to the Goffs in Part III, Chapter 9?
(a) A living exhibit of sea creatures.
(b) Growing new seaweed to feed to the squid.
(c) Gene-splicing two fish together.
(d) A new museum that is illustrated with watercolors.

4. What kind of dish is Washington eating when a stranger startles him by sitting next to him at a restaurant in Part III, Chapter 10?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Stew.

5. How does Washington feel when he goes underwater on his dive with the Goffs?
(a) Sad.
(b) Free and wonderful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Terrified.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in Washington's dream in Part II, Chapter 7?

2. What is one of the specimens Washington brings back from the dive?

3. What does Washington tell Titch he must tell his father in Part II, Chapter 7?

4. What does Washington's dinner companion in Part III, Chapter 10, say he encountered in an American town a short while earlier?

5. What is weighing heavily on Washington's mind in Part IV, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What two pieces of information does Washington learn about Kit from the Abolitionist Society for the Betterment and Integration of Former Slaves?

3. How do Titch and Washington part ways in Part II, Chapter 7?

4. How does Washington eventually defend himself against Willard in Part III, Chapter 11?

5. What does Washington discover about Tanna Goff's father in Part III, Chapter 6?

6. What instrument does Peter House try to give to Washington in Part IV, Chapter 10, that has sentimental value for him?

7. In Part III, Chapter 3, why do the two men in the pub seem to start the fight with Washington and Medwin?

8. 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?

9. What story does Willard tell Washington in Part III, Chapter 10 that is a deeply unsettling "fable?"

10. What unorthodox question does Washington ask Tanna in Part III, Chapter 12, that makes Tanna laugh at Washington's oddity? What does each character answer to the question?

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