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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Una used to climb _____ trees when she lived in Kentucky.
(a) Blue spruce.
(b) White pine.
(c) Apple.
(d) Elm.

2. Out on the open water, the captain orders Una to be on the lookout for which of the following?
(a) Other ships.
(b) Storm clouds.
(c) Icebergs.
(d) Whales.

3. What is Kit's last name?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Sparrow.
(d) Bond.

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

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

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

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

8. If Giles was Christ, Una and Kit were _____.
(a) Executioners.
(b) Followers.
(c) Thieves.
(d) Children.

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

10. Una originally comes from which state?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Ohio.

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

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

13. What is the name of the ship that carried Una's letter(s) to Ahab?
(a) Pequod.
(b) Dove.
(c) Sussex.
(d) Godspeed.

14. How many days do the families take to tour New Bedford?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

15. How long has it been since the crew member had been home?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Una's first child?

2. How is Torch related to Una?

3. Who argued for the development of a public fire department?

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

5. Una thinks about making a living on land as a _____.

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