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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. Who summons Big Kit and Washington to the big house on the plantation in Chapter 4?

2. Where does Erasmus want the visitor to stay in Chapter 8?

3. Who is the new master at Faith Plantation who arrives in Chapter 1?

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

5. How does Titch react when he witnesses the overseers' brutality towards the slaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Erasmus and Mrs. Wilde want Titch to do in the wake of Philip's momentous news?

3. How does Philip respond when he first sees Washington's face after his burning accident in Chapter 10?

4. On what kind of terms do Titch and Washington depart the Kinasts in Part II, Chapter 3?

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

6. When Washington encounters the slaves he formerly worked with as they all embark on Titch's project in Chapter 8, how do the other slaves treat him?

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

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

9. What startling notice does Titch find in the post office in Norfolk, Virginia in Part II, Chapter 3?

10. Why do Titch and Washington have to flee Faith plantation very quickly in Part II, Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the differences between the ways Washington is treated on Faith plantation, as a slave; in the United States, as a free black man; and in Canada, also as a free black man.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring why Washington begins to take up sketching and drawing again in Part III, Chapter 4.

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