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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. How has Washington heard of Tanna's father?
2. Where does Washington decide to go next to look for Titch in Part IV, Chapter 11?
3. Where does Washington go immediately after his fight with Willard?
4. What does Tanna ask Washington to teach her how to do?
5. Who does Willard tell Washington is alive?
Short Essay Questions
1. What task does Mr. Goff ask Washington to assist him with in Part III, Chapter 9, that Washington is honored to do?
2. 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?
3. In Part III, Chapter 1, what is Mr. Wilde's reaction to Titch's disappearance?
4. What does Robert Solander tell Tanna and Washington he noticed about Titch that was odd in Part IV, Chapter 6?
5. What does Washington discover about Tanna Goff's knowledge that surprises him in Part III, Chapter 4?
6. What story does Willard tell Washington in Part III, Chapter 10 that is a deeply unsettling "fable?"
7. In Part III, Chapter 2, why does Washington eventually stop using an alias?
8. What innovative idea does Washington propose to Tanna and Mr. Goff in Part III, Chapter 9?
9. What happens when Washington arrives at Tanna's house in Part III, Chapter 12, after his fight?
10. What is the main source of tension between Mr. Goff and Washington in Part III, Chapter 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Benedikt Kinast, the captain of the Ava Maria (the boat that Titch and Washington land on after escaping from Faith plantation) decide to give the two men sanctuary and safe passage, even though he clearly knows they are fugitives? Write an essay explaining your answer, referring to the events depicted in Part II, Chapters 1, 2, and 3.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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