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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 rare specimen is Washington traveling to Amsterdam to collect in Part IV, Chapter 7?

2. Why does Washington at first mistake Tanna for a man?

3. What happens in Washington's dream in Part II, Chapter 7?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Washington work out the right adjustments to be able to keep the sea creatures alive in an aquarium?

2. What instrument does Peter House try to give to Washington in Part IV, Chapter 10, that has sentimental value for him?

3. What task does Mr. Goff ask Washington to assist him with in Part III, Chapter 9, that Washington is honored to do?

4. In Part III, Chapter 2, why does Washington eventually stop using an alias?

5. What does Robert Solander tell Tanna and Washington he noticed about Titch that was odd in Part IV, Chapter 6?

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

7. What innovative idea does Washington propose to Tanna and Mr. Goff in Part III, Chapter 9?

8. How do Titch and Washington part ways in Part II, Chapter 7?

9. In Part III, Chapter 1, what is Mr. Wilde's reaction to Titch's disappearance?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Washington's feelings towards Edgar Farrow, the sexton in Norfolk in Part II, Chapter 4. How do Washington's impressions of Farrow change, if at all, when he finds out Farrow helps runaway slaves from America to safe passage north to Canada?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the range of feelings Washington experiences at stumbling, by chance, across the public execution by hanging of John Willard, the man who had been assigned as his bounty hunter.

Essay Topic 3

How does Washington feel when he realizes that Geoffrey Goff, Tanna's father, does not want Washington to court Tanna because Washington is black (even though Tanna is also mixed-race)? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.

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