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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. Kit suffers from a bout of:
(a) Scurvy.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Madness.
(d) Malaria.

2. What part of the lighthouse must be replaced?
(a) Lens.
(b) Foghorn.
(c) Door.
(d) Weather vane.

3. How old is Una when Bertha and Ulysses visit Nantucket?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

4. What illness strikes the little girl?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Scurvy.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Smallpox.

5. Which is not an ingredient in the punch?
(a) Rice wine.
(b) Cinnamon.
(c) Molasses.
(d) Lemon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Una compares Ahab to ______.

2. What is the name of Starbuck's wife?

3. What food does Una compare to sunshine?

4. Tatting is the art of making _____.

5. In chapter 66, the ship is ____ days from Nantucket.

Short Essay Questions

1. Examine Una's connection with the lighthouse. How long did it take before Una fully explored the structure? Una often equated the lighthouse to freedom. Explain Una's feelings toward the lighthouse.

2. Una and Giles talk about climbing the topsail and feeling like birds out over the ocean. What happens to Giles the next day? What happens to Kit?

3. What job is given to Una by Ahab? Why is Una not concerned with potential dangers?

4. Who are Kit and Giles? How do they meet Una? What brings them to Nantucket?

5. Discuss Aunt Agatha's influence on Una regarding pacifism and women's rights.

6. Una decides to dress up as a cabin boy so that she can go out to sea with Kit and Giles. Examine Una's plan. Who does Una meet on the ship?

7. What activity does Una take up with Sallie Swain? What is the metaphor used by Una to describe her relationship with Kit and Giles?

8. Una begins to think about the return to Nantucket. What are some of the things Una thinks about regarding her future on the island?

9. Explain some of the issues faced by the Sussex in the storms.

10. The Pequod finally arrives in Nantucket. What is promised by Ahab? Describe the actions of Kit and Una upon arrival. What strange occurrence happens when Kit and Una spend the night together?

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