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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 Tanna give to Washington in Part III, Chapter 7, that agitates him?
(a) A watercolor.
(b) A written note.
(c) A gun.
(d) A knife.

2. What does Willard tell Washington he is now in the business of in Part III, Chapter 10?
(a) Taxidermy.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Insurance.

3. In Part IV, Chapter 2, who does Washington dream about when he catches a fever?
(a) Emilie.
(b) Tanna.
(c) Big Kit.
(d) Titch.

4. How does Tanna feel about Washington's obsession with finding Titch?
(a) She is sad about it.
(b) She is all for it.
(c) She does not understand it.
(d) She tries to sabotage it.

5. What rare specimen is Washington traveling to Amsterdam to collect in Part IV, Chapter 7?
(a) A white lobster.
(b) A spotted dolphin.
(c) A hermit crab.
(d) A two-headed cetacean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Willard tell Washington is alive?

2. What does Titch's father refuse to do in Part II, Chapter 7 that infuriates Titch?

3. Why does Titch say Washington's arrival was well-timed?

4. What does Medwin do in Part III, Chapter 3, to help protect Washington?

5. What is Washington's favorite marine creature?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What task does Mr. Goff ask Washington to assist him with in Part III, Chapter 9, that Washington is honored to do?

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

9. What crime is John Willard executed for in Part IV, Chapter 9?

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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