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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many chickens were on the ship?
(a) 9.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 13.

2. In chapter 12, Agatha and Jonathan take the girls to see which city?
(a) Boston.
(b) New Bedford.
(c) Providence.
(d) New York.

3. What is the name of the physicist that developed a new type of lens for the lighthouse?
(a) Galileo.
(b) Belenguer.
(c) Fresnel.
(d) De Maurier.

4. In chapter 71, Una meets ____, Kit's old girlfriend.
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Willow.
(c) Bethany.
(d) Sandra.

5. What is the name of Una's aunt?
(a) Susan.
(b) Libby.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Agatha.

6. How many hours a day do the tutoring sessions last?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

7. What type of punch is served at dinner?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Orange.
(d) Rum.

8. Which famous book is mentioned throughout the story?
(a) The Iliad.
(b) Pilgrim's Progress.
(c) Moby Dick.
(d) The Odyssey.

9. What is the girlfriend's married name?
(a) Hussey.
(b) Henderson.
(c) Holbrook.
(d) Harlow.

10. Una talks about training which type of bird?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Sparrow.
(c) Sea gull.
(d) Egret.

11. What is the name of Agatha and Jonathan's daughter?
(a) Frannie.
(b) Bertha.
(c) Kit.
(d) Susan.

12. What is the name of the captain's young son?
(a) Geoffrey.
(b) Chester.
(c) Lionel.
(d) Kit.

13. Which food is not mentioned as a staple on the boat?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Eggs.

14. In the beginning of chapter 34, the boat neared which Cape?
(a) Hatteras.
(b) Horn.
(c) Cod.
(d) May.

15. Where does the crew member live?
(a) Nantucket.
(b) Rio.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Una and Giles talk about climbing the ____.

2. Una talks with Giles about making a harness out of braided ____.

3. Una originally comes from which state?

4. What is the name of Kit's old girlfriend?

5. How many barrels of oil were taken from the whale in chapter 66?

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