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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Swain's native country?
2. What is the first name of Mrs. Swain?
3. What is the girlfriend's married name?
4. How many days do the families take to tour New Bedford?
5. Una and Giles talk about climbing the ____.
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss Una's relationships with Giles and Kit. How does Una feel about the men?
2. Una and Kit discuss the steps they took in order to stay alive while out at sea. What does the pair discuss?
3. 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.
4. How are foreshadowing and flashback used in this first section?
5. Una continues to be troubled by her relationship with Kit. Explain Una wandering around in the dark.
6. Explain the relationship between Giles and Chester. Who makes the arrangements? How does Una use the arrangement to her advantage?
7. Nantucket is an island that often depends on outside sources in order to function as an independent town/region. Explain how the area functions with limited supplies and resources.
8. Una begins to think about the return to Nantucket. What are some of the things Una thinks about regarding her future on the island?
9. Describe the scene in which Una meets Rebekkah Swain.
10. Describe Una's childhood and introduction to the sea.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Foreshadowing is used in many places throughout the book. Cite at least three examples of foreshadowing, their purpose and effectiveness. Where else might foreshadowing work in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the characters, plots, settings, and outcomes of the stories in "Ahab's Wife, or, the Star-gazer: A Novel" by Sena Jeter Naslund and Herman Melville's Moby Dick." Use various the scenarios in the books for comparison. How do the storylines differ? What is the conclusion of each story? Which lead character did you like better? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Naslund discusses the areas traveled by the various ships including the Sussex and the Pequod. Discuss the routes traveled by these ships as well as the common trade routes of the day. Examine the length of time it took the ships to travel the entire route and why some ships were gone years longer than others. Give a crew member's perspective and a captain's perspective on where a ship should travel and where the best opportunities lie for whaling. Compare those trade routes to ones commonly used today.
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