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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pursuit does Titch tell Washington he has been exploring lately in Part IV, Chapter 15?
(a) Astrology.
(b) Photography.
(c) Sorcery.
(d) Carving.

2. Why does Washington at first mistake Tanna for a man?
(a) She has a muscular frame.
(b) She has a very deep voice.
(c) She is wearing trousers and he sees her at a distance.
(d) She has taken much care to disguise herself as a man.

3. What does Washington find out in Part IV, Chapter 5, about Big Kit?
(a) She was his mother.
(b) She was his sister.
(c) She was his cousin.
(d) She was his aunt.

4. What does Washington tell Titch he must tell his father in Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) That Erasmus is dead.
(b) That is mother is ill.
(c) That Washington needs medicine badly.
(d) That Philip is dead.

5. What is the title of Part III of the novel?
(a) Nova Scotia.
(b) Whaling Season.
(c) This is the Time.
(d) The Arctic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Titch's father after Titch leaves the camp?

2. Where does Washington go immediately after his fight with Willard?

3. What disturbing event does Washington witness in Part IV, Chapter 9?

4. Who does Washington dream about in Part II, Chapter 7?

5. What does Titch's father refuse to do in Part II, Chapter 7 that infuriates Titch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What crime is John Willard executed for in Part IV, Chapter 9?

2. In Part IV, Chapter 15, what pursuit does Titch tell Washington he has been interested in lately?

3. What happens when Washington arrives at Tanna's house in Part III, Chapter 12, after his fight?

4. What story does Willard tell Washington in Part III, Chapter 10 that is a deeply unsettling "fable?"

5. 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?

6. What two pieces of information does Washington learn about Kit from the Abolitionist Society for the Betterment and Integration of Former Slaves?

7. In Part IV, what does Titch tell Washington about his childhood years with Philip that changes Washington's perspective on Titch quite a bit?

8. In Part III, Chapter 3, why do the two men in the pub seem to start the fight with Washington and Medwin?

9. What does Peter House tell Washington happened to Titch when he left the camp in the Arctic before Mr. Wilde died?

10. In Part IV, Chapter 11, what reason does Tanna give Washington for why she stopped wearing makeup and taking particular care with her appearance?

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