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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. How is Torch related to Una?
2. What is the name of Una's first child?
3. What is the name of the inn where Una stays?
4. Out on the open water, the captain orders Una to be on the lookout for which of the following?
5. What is the name of Ahab's ship?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the relationship between Giles and Chester. Who makes the arrangements? How does Una use the arrangement to her advantage?
2. Discuss Aunt Agatha's influence on Una regarding pacifism and women's rights.
3. 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.
4. Una continues to be troubled by her relationship with Kit. Explain Una wandering around in the dark.
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. What information does Ahab have for Una about Kit? What is Una's reaction?
7. Describe the scene in which Una meets Rebekkah Swain.
8. Discuss the conversation between Starbuck and Una.
9. What happens while Una is incapacitated with illness?
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.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Una is influenced by Aunt Agatha's Unitarian faith and ideas on pacifism. Write a 750 word essay on Aunt Agatha's beliefs, how they differ from Bertha's beliefs, and how they affect Una. Also relate the Unitarian perspective on pacifism and racial equality.
Essay Topic 2
Frannie becomes dedicated to the anti-slavery movement and goes to work with Frederick Douglass. What does Frannie do for Douglass? What type of work would best suit Frannie? What prompts Frannie to want to work for Douglass? What most affected Frannie in regards to anti-slavery and racial equality? What types of contributions might Frannie make in her new job?
Essay Topic 3
Una married twice during the course of the story. When it was learned that Judge Lord wanted to marry Una, she realized that she was content being unmarried. Later Una met Ishmael and the pair lived together and had a child. Discuss in detail Una's multiple and somewhat complicated relationships. Was it common for a person to go from one marriage to the next? What might have happened if Kit had returned from out West? Do you think Una would have taken him back? Do you think Kit and Charlotte got married? Why do you think Una and Ishmael never married?
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