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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (pages 107 - 167).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Washington feel so wretched when he sees Big Kit in the big house again in Chapter 10?
(a) Big Kit has lost an eye and seems to be at death's door.
(b) Big Kit is pregnant and looks very ill.
(c) Big Kit seems to have taken another young slave boy under her wing, and Washington is jealous.
(d) Big Kit shouts at him and tells him never to speak to her again.

2. What happens when Titch takes the gauze off of Washington's face in Chapter 9?
(a) Washington gets a terrible infection that almost kills him.
(b) Washington can not see anything.
(c) Washington can not feel anything.
(d) It is excruciatingly painful.

3. What does Erasmus do to the slave William's corpse?
(a) Orders the dead slave's head to be cut off.
(b) Feeds it to the crows.
(c) Makes the other slaves bury it.
(d) Burns it on a pyre.

4. What supply does Titch keep in large quantities in Chapter 6?
(a) Iron filings.
(b) Paper.
(c) Wood.
(d) Telescopes.

5. What is unusual about the ship's crew in Part II, Chapter 2?
(a) They are all black men.
(b) They are all orphans.
(c) They are all women.
(d) They are all one-handed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Part II of the novel?

2. What does Titch ask Washington to do in Part II, Chapter 4, that shocks him?

3. What is the price on Washington's head?

4. What does James Wilde say children know of beauty in Part II, Chapter 5?

5. Where is the ship traveling to in Part II, Chapter 2?

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