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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. Where do Tanna and Washington meet Goff in Part IV, Chapter 8?
2. What does Willard tell Washington he is now in the business of in Part III, Chapter 10?
3. What happens in Washington's dream in Part II, Chapter 7?
4. What does Washington tell Titch he must tell his father in Part II, Chapter 7?
5. What does Titch say happened to him after he wandered off in the Artic?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Washington work out the right adjustments to be able to keep the sea creatures alive in an aquarium?
2. What does Peter House tell Washington happened to Titch when he left the camp in the Arctic before Mr. Wilde died?
3. In Part III, Chapter 2, why does Washington eventually stop using an alias?
4. What unorthodox question does Washington ask Tanna in Part III, Chapter 12, that makes Tanna laugh at Washington's oddity? What does each character answer to the question?
5. What story does Willard tell Washington in Part III, Chapter 10 that is a deeply unsettling "fable?"
6. What surprises Washington the most about his meeting with Willard in Part III?
7. What does Medwin tell Washington in Part III, Chapter 5, that upends his life and makes him tremble with anxiety?
8. What does Washington discover about Tanna Goff's father in Part III, Chapter 6?
9. In Part IV, what does Titch tell Washington about his childhood years with Philip that changes Washington's perspective on Titch quite a bit?
10. What two pieces of information does Washington learn about Kit from the Abolitionist Society for the Betterment and Integration of Former Slaves?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Write an essay exploring the range of feelings Washington experiences at stumbling, by chance, across the public execution by hanging of John Willard, the man who had been assigned as his bounty hunter.
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