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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Kit's old girlfriend?
(a) Kimberly.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) Samantha.
(d) Charlotte.

2. Giles applies to which school?
(a) Yale.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

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

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

5. What is Giles' last name?
(a) Abrahmson.
(b) Winkler.
(c) Bonebright.
(d) Finger.

6. Who falls into the sea?
(a) Una.
(b) Kit.
(c) Chester.
(d) Giles.

7. What is the name of the river that borders Una's family home?
(a) Susquehanna.
(b) Swannanoa.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Mississippi.

8. What strong emotion is felt by Kit and Una regarding their survival?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Joy.
(d) Relief.

9. Ahab shares which type of candy with the crew?
(a) Black licorice.
(b) Rock.
(c) Caramels.
(d) Maple.

10. What type of store caught on fire?
(a) Liquor.
(b) Grocery.
(c) Tack.
(d) Hat.

11. What is the name of Kit and Giles' boat?
(a) Dove.
(b) Sussex.
(c) Pequod.
(d) Petrel.

12. What is the name of the town nearest to the lighthouse?
(a) Martha's Vineyard.
(b) New Bedford.
(c) Cape Cod.
(d) Salem.

13. Who argued for the development of a public fire department?
(a) Judge.
(b) Giles.
(c) Una.
(d) Robben.

14. Una compares herself, Kit and Giles to a _____.
(a) Storm.
(b) Rock.
(c) Whale.
(d) String.

15. What is the name of the store's proprietor?
(a) Ahab.
(b) Geary.
(c) Petty.
(d) Williamson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Agatha and Jonathan's daughter?

2. What is the name of the physicist that developed a new type of lens for the lighthouse?

3. What is the name of Ahab's ship?

4. What is the name of the inn where Una stays?

5. Which famous book is mentioned throughout the story?

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