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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 is one of the specimens Washington brings back from the dive?
2. What does Washington's dinner companion in Part III, Chapter 10, say he encountered in an American town a short while earlier?
3. What is the title of Part III of the novel?
4. Who does Washington dream about in Part II, Chapter 7?
5. What does Titch show Washington as his new project?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Peter House tell Washington happened to Titch when he left the camp in the Arctic before Mr. Wilde died?
2. In Part IV, Chapter 11, what reason does Tanna give Washington for why she stopped wearing makeup and taking particular care with her appearance?
3. In Part IV, what does Titch tell Washington about his childhood years with Philip that changes Washington's perspective on Titch quite a bit?
4. What does Washington discover about Tanna Goff's father in Part III, Chapter 6?
5. What instrument does Peter House try to give to Washington in Part IV, Chapter 10, that has sentimental value for him?
6. In Part II, Chapter 7, what does Washington dream about Kit?
7. In Part III, Chapter 3, why do the two men in the pub seem to start the fight with Washington and Medwin?
8. What innovative idea does Washington propose to Tanna and Mr. Goff in Part III, Chapter 9?
9. What two pieces of information does Washington learn about Kit from the Abolitionist Society for the Betterment and Integration of Former Slaves?
10. In Part IV, Chapter 13, why does the guide Peter had arranged to meet Tanna and Washington not show up at the appointed time and place?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing how meeting Titch's mother, Mrs. Wilde, in Part IV, Chapter 3, changes Washington's perceptions of and feelings about Titch and of the Wilde family in general.
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
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.
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