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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. Where does Una like to sleep in the new house?
2. What is Poland's first name?
3. Who is not at the house in Concord?
4. Where is Margaret at this point in the story?
5. Who suggests that Una rent a cabin for the summer?
Short Essay Questions
1. What news does Una receive upon her return to Nantucket?
2. Who is Robben Avalon? What is his relationship with Una?
3. Who is Susan? Why is she important to Una?
4. How does the relationship between Una and Ahab change in this section? What does Ahab do to have Una for himself?
5. In chapter 133, Mary and Una try to recover from their grief. Describe at least one of the activities the group does to make themselves feel better.
6. Chapter 134 presents letters to Una from Margaret Fuller. Who is Margaret Fuller? Where is she located?
7. Who is Elijah? What news does he deliver to Justice? What happens to Elijah?
8. Discuss the scene in which Ahab returns home.
9. There is a dinner party at the judge's house. Why does the judge throw a party? What other event does the group attend?
10. What happens to Ahab physically upon his return to Nantucket? How do Una and Ahab deal with the issue?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the career and professional skills of Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison. Detail each man's educational history, professional status, evolution as an attorney, involvement in the abolitionist movement, and other famous cases in which he participated.
Essay Topic 2
Kit and Giles were both objects of Una's affections early in the story. Examine the relationship Una had with each man. Also compare and contrast Kit and Giles on personal and professional levels. Do you think things might have been different if Giles had lived?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Naslund's use of Nantucket for the setting in "Ahab's Wife, or, the Star-gazer: A Novel". Why do you think Naslund chose Nantucket? How accurate do you think the setting is in regards to the real location? What areas are most commonly referenced in the story? What other location might have worked as well, if not better, than Nantucket? What is unique about the setting? What regionalisms are exhibited by Una and the rest of the characters? Explain.
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