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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. What happens when Titch takes the gauze off of Washington's face in Chapter 9?

2. How does the friend Titch seeks out in Part II, Chapter 3 know his family?

3. What does Titch tell Washington about drawing in Chapter 6?

4. Why does Washington feel so wretched when he sees Big Kit in the big house again in Chapter 10?

5. What is Titch relived to find out from Peter House in Part II, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Big Kit resolve to do to "save" herself and Washington Black when they find out what kind of a man Erasmus Wilde is?

2. Why is Washington so taken aback by the ship's captain, Captain Benedikt, and his brother, in Part II, Chapter 2?

3. What alarms Washington about Edgar Farrow, the sexton outside of Norfolk who Titch goes to for help?

4. How does Washington first meet Titch?

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

6. What prompts Washington to move into the path of the explosion in Chapter 9?

7. What does Kit give to Washington in Chapter 4 when she realizes he is being summoned to assist Titch, and why does she give it to him?

8. 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?

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

10. What kind of a reception do Titch and Washington get from the crew of the Ava Maria in Part II, Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Washington agree to act as a diver and collector of specimens for Geoffrey Goff in Part III, Chapter 8, even though he knows Goff is blatantly using him and playing on Washington's affections towards Tanna? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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