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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. What particular aquatic creature is a favorite of Washington's from the volumes he reads in Chapter 10?
3. What does Titch ask Washington to do when he first meets him in Chapter 4?
4. Who is the slave at Faith Plantation who Washington has a crush on?
5. Who does Erasmus tell Titch is coming to visit in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Washington remember as the previous time he was wounded, before he was burned in the explosion, in Chapter 9?
2. Where does Washington think he might be when he wakes up from the explosion in Chapter 9, and why?
3. Where is Big Kit from and how does she hope to get back there someday?
4. 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?
5. What does Erasmus and Mrs. Wilde want Titch to do in the wake of Philip's momentous news?
6. 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?
7. What is the real reason that Titch summons Washington in Chapter 4?
8. On what kind of terms do Titch and Washington depart the Kinasts in Part II, Chapter 3?
9. 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?
10. What is Washington's first impression of the kind of relationship Titch and Erasmus have as brothers in Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are the advantages to Washington having a friend like Medwin? Write an essay explaining your answer, also exploring the range of feelings Washington has towards Medwin.
Essay Topic 2
How do you think James Wilde, Titch's father, really feels about Titch? Why do you think James Wilde exhibits so little affection and love towards Titch, but is then inconsolable to the point of death over Titch's disappearance into the blizzard in the Arctic? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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