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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. Una compares Ahab to ______.
(a) Giles.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Kit.
(d) Ulysses.

2. What is Swain's native country?
(a) China.
(b) United States.
(c) Kenya.
(d) India.

3. What is the first name of Mrs. Swain?
(a) Kitty.
(b) Susan.
(c) Rebekkah.
(d) Angela.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is not an ingredient in the punch?

2. Kit calls out whose name while he makes love to Una?

3. In chapter 12, Agatha and Jonathan take the girls to see which city?

4. What type of punch is served at dinner?

5. What part of the lighthouse must be replaced?

Short Essay Questions

1. Ahab deals with Kit after his bout of dementia. What does Ahab do to try to keep Kit under control?

2. What job is given to Una by Ahab? Why is Una not concerned with potential dangers?

3. 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?

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. Una begins to think about the return to Nantucket. What are some of the things Una thinks about regarding her future on the island?

6. Explain the relationship between Giles and Chester. Who makes the arrangements? How does Una use the arrangement to her advantage?

7. What happens to Una after the Sussex sinks?

8. Who does Una marry? What is famous about Una's husband?

9. Explain some of the issues faced by the Sussex in the storms.

10. 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?

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