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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 Mr. Goff declare he wants in the beginning of Part IV, Chapter 8?
(a) A winter picnic.
(b) A key cutting ceremony.
(c) A champagne celebration.
(d) A walking tour of London.

2. How does Mr. Goff react on the voyage in Part IV, Chapter 1, when a woman insults Washington?
(a) He is outraged and nearly makes a scene.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He appears composed but later goes back and kills the woman.
(d) He is terribly sad.

3. What does Titch do in the end of Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) Leaves the camp in a blizzard, into what appears to be certain death.
(b) Throws all his instruments into the sea.
(c) Kills himself.
(d) Shoots at Washington.

4. What famous philosopher does Willard ask Washington if he knows of in Part III, Chapter 10?
(a) Kant.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Plato.
(d) Descartes.

5. Which worker particularly likes Tanna at the shop where they are buying the tanks for the aquarium?
(a) Mr. Henry.
(b) Mr. Madison.
(c) Mr. Wolcott.
(d) Mr. Grandville.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Washington think for a brief while that Tanna might be married?

2. Where does Mrs. Wilde's servant tell Washington he might find more information about Titch?

3. Where does Washington go immediately after his fight with Willard?

4. What does Mr. Goff ask Washington to do with him and Tanna the day after they meet for the first time?

5. Who does Washington go to see in Amsterdam in Part IV, Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, Chapter 1, what is Mr. Wilde's reaction to Titch's disappearance?

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

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

4. In Part IV, Chapter 15, what pursuit does Titch tell Washington he has been interested in lately?

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

6. In Part II, Chapter 7, what does Washington dream about Kit?

7. What does Robert Solander tell Tanna and Washington he noticed about Titch that was odd in Part IV, Chapter 6?

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

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

10. 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?

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