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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. Who returns to town with stories about Susan?
(a) Sailor.
(b) Jailor.
(c) Bounty hunter.
(d) Scout.

2. The investment is focused on which natural resource?
(a) Coal.
(b) Oil.
(c) Water.
(d) Iron.

3. Who shoves Elijah into the water?
(a) Charity.
(b) Tempest.
(c) Justice.
(d) Faith.

4. Frannie goes to work with which famous figure?
(a) Garrison.
(b) Woods.
(c) Douglass.
(d) Washington.

5. Which river did Susan cross to gain her freedom?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Hudson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship that arrives with tales of Ahab?

2. Una learns that Ahab had been cursed by a(n) ____ woman as a child.

3. Margaret is writing articles for which publication?

4. Who how old is Una's baby when it dies?

5. What item does the judge give to Justice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Maria Mitchell? What does she have in common with Una?

2. How do Una and Justice spend their time while Ahab is at sea? What is Justice's fear?

3. What happens to Ahab physically upon his return to Nantucket? How do Una and Ahab deal with the issue?

4. What tragedy befalls Nantucket? How does it change things? What are some of the steps people take to rebuild?

5. What news does Una receive upon her return to Nantucket?

6. Explain how the story reverts to the time before Justice's birth.

7. Discuss the scene in which Ahab returns home.

8. How does Judge Austin Lord relate to Una's care after Ahab leaves Nantucket?

9. Discuss Una's fear regarding Justice and Jim.

10. Judge Austin Lord invites Una and Justice to stay at his house. What transpires between the judge and Una?

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