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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who named Washington?
(a) His father.
(b) His priest.
(c) His first master.
(d) His mother.

2. Who is the female slave Washington is closest to at Faith Plantation?
(a) Emilie.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Big Kit.
(d) Esther.

3. What is the title of Part II of the novel?
(a) The Arctic.
(b) Adrift.
(c) Trapped.
(d) The Two Mr. Wildes.

4. Where does Washington think he is when he awakens after the explosion in Chapter 9?
(a) Dahomey.
(b) Norfolk.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Heaven.

5. What does Washington give to Titch to help keep cool in Chapter 7?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Palm leaves.
(d) Water.

6. Who is the slave at Faith Plantation who Washington has a crush on?
(a) Gaius.
(b) Big Kit.
(c) Emilie.
(d) Esther.

7. How had Washington gotten his last injury before the burns?
(a) The overseer had whipped him.
(b) Big Kit had kicked him.
(c) The master's horse had run him over.
(d) Gaius has dropped him off the roof.

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

9. Where does Erasmus want the visitor to stay in Chapter 8?
(a) In a neighboring town.
(b) In Titch's lodgings.
(c) With the slaves.
(d) In the big house.

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

11. Who does Titch tell the captain of the ship he is the son of in Part II, Chapter 2?
(a) Juniper Wilde.
(b) Jermaine Wilde.
(c) Jonathan Wilde.
(d) James Wilde.

12. What does the sexton give to Titch that greatly alarms him in Part II, Chapter 4?
(a) A wig.
(b) A severed toe.
(c) A gun.
(d) A recent letter that seems to be from Titch's father, whom he thought was dead.

13. 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 shouts at him and tells him never to speak to her again.
(c) Big Kit is pregnant and looks very ill.
(d) Big Kit seems to have taken another young slave boy under her wing, and Washington is jealous.

14. What does Titch tell Washington he will teach him at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) To read.
(b) To administer injections.
(c) To do algebra.
(d) To measure the sun's movements.

15. Who is the new master at Faith Plantation who arrives in Chapter 1?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Erasmus Wilde.
(c) William Farrow.
(d) Elder Scott.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what one last element does Titch need to begin his cloud-cutter testing?

2. How does Titch react to the news Philip brings him and Erasmus?

3. What does Philip say to Washington the first time he sees his face after the burning accident?

4. What nickname does Titch call Washington?

5. How does Titch react when he witnesses the overseers' brutality towards the slaves?

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