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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. Which friend of Titch's lives just outside of the city where they land once they disembark from the ship in Part II, Chapter 3?
2. Where is Faith Plantation located?
3. Who is the house porter at Faith Plantation?
4. What is the price on Washington's head?
5. What does Big Kit give to Washington to protect himself in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of a reception do Titch and Washington get from the crew of the Ava Maria in Part II, Chapter 2?
2. In Chapter 2, why does Kit delay with her plan to save herself and Washington?
3. 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?
4. What alarms Washington about Edgar Farrow, the sexton outside of Norfolk who Titch goes to for help?
5. What is Washington's first impression of the kind of relationship Titch and Erasmus have as brothers in Chapter 4?
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 does Farrow give to Titch in Part II, Chapter 4, that Titch is astounded to receive?
8. What startling notice does Titch find in the post office in Norfolk, Virginia in Part II, Chapter 3?
9. What is the slaves' first impression of their new master, Erasmus Wilde, in Chapter 1?
10. On what kind of terms do Titch and Washington depart the Kinasts in Part II, Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the end of the novel, after Washington has finally tracked down Titch and asked him the questions he has been longing to ask, do you think Washington has found the answers and closure he has sought all through the years since his separation from Titch? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.
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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