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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many slaves does Erasmus end up lending Titch in Chapter 8?

2. What is the name of the ship the cloud-cutter crashes onto?

3. What does Washington know about his father?

4. Why is Washington so close to the gas when Titch is demonstrating it?

5. What does James Wilde say children know of beauty in Part II, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Washington discover his great talent, and what is that talent?

4. In Chapter 8, why does Titch ask Erasmus for the use of more slaves?

5. What is Titch's reaction when he hears that his cousin Philip is coming to visit in Chapter 8?

6. What is the real reason that Titch summons Washington in Chapter 4?

7. What momentous news does Philip share with Titch and Erasmus in Chapter 10?

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

9. What is Washington's first impression of the town when he sees it for the first time in Chapter 8?

10. What does Washington remember as the previous time he was wounded, before he was burned in the explosion, in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how meeting Tanna Goff changes Washington's life drastically.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Washington comes up with the original, innovative, and brilliant idea of a living museum (the modern-day equivalent of which would be an aquarium) for displaying sea specimens that he has been researching with the Goffs? What elements of Washington's own life experience would make him more likely to come up with a humane way of displaying living beings to the world? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing and contrasting how different white men and women throughout the novel come to view Washington's extraordinary talents for drawing, scholarship, and research.

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