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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. In chapter 48, the Sussex heads toward which country?
(a) Morocco.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) Cuba.

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

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

4. Who is nicknamed "Little King Post?"
(a) Starbuck.
(b) Dawson.
(c) Latimer.
(d) Flask.

5. What is the name of the wife of the captain of the Alba Albatross?
(a) Sallie.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Betsy.
(d) Annie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ulysses die?

2. What is Kit's last name?

3. Who tutors Chester?

4. What is the name of Kit and Giles' boat?

5. What is the name of Una's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in which Una meets Rebekkah Swain.

2. Una begins to think about her future on Nantucket. What are some of Una's thoughts?

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

4. In chapter seventy-three, it becomes clear to Una that Kit is not going to improve. Discuss some of Kit's actions. What is Una's reaction?

5. 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?

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. Una spends a great deal of time with Chester. Examine the friendship between Una and Chester. Also examine some of Una's activities on board the Sussex.

8. 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?

9. Una continues to be troubled by her relationship with Kit. Explain Una wandering around in the dark.

10. 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.

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