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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 the name of the physicist that developed a new type of lens for the lighthouse?

2. What is the name of the town nearest to the lighthouse?

3. When asked which lighthouse she had climbed, Una answered ______.

4. What part of the lighthouse must be replaced?

5. Una compares herself, Kit and Giles to a _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

5. What happens to Una after the Sussex sinks?

6. 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?

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

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

9. Discuss Una's relationships with Giles and Kit. How does Una feel about the men?

10. Examine the scene in which Una becomes temporarily blinded.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Captain Ahab has an interesting relationship with the owners of the Pequod. The men seem to respect one another although there are times when they are in competition. Discuss how the mutual admiration benefits their working relationship. Explore how Ahab's skill and style of leadership has helped to make him a success. What is Ahab's background and how does it compare to the backgrounds of the other captains?

Essay Topic 2

Assuming a psychiatrist's point of view, analyze the situation with Kit. Discuss Kit's history and how it might affect possible psychiatric care. What would a psychiatrist say about Kit's mental breakdown? What might a doctor say about Kit's attachment to Giles? Was Kit suffering from dementia, mental illness or something else? What would the terminology be from a psychiatrist's point of view? What kind of treatment might Kit have benefited from before the situation got out of hand? Is the behavior something that can be "cured?" If so, how? If not, what else can be done?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the career and professional skills of Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison. Detail each man's educational history, professional status, evolution as an attorney, involvement in the abolitionist movement, and other famous cases in which he participated.

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