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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. Una's neighbor refers to David as _____.

2. Una carried books of translations by which author?

3. What is Poland's first name?

4. Who shoves Elijah into the water?

5. Frannie goes to work with which famous figure?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Captain Mayhew? Why does he visit Una? What offer does Mayhew make to Una?

2. There is a dinner party at the judge's house. Why does the judge throw a party? What other event does the group attend?

3. What is Una's reaction upon being married to Ahab?

4. Chapter 134 presents letters to Una from Margaret Fuller. Who is Margaret Fuller? Where is she located?

5. Who is Susan? Why is she important to Una?

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

7. What great tragedies befall Una in chapter ninety-one? Who is on hand to help Una?

8. What news does Una receive from Maria? How does it affect Una?

9. How does the relationship between Una and Ahab change in this section? What does Ahab do to have Una for himself?

10. What news does Una receive regarding a mishap at sea? What happens to Ahab?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the relationship between Bertha and Ulysses. Are they close? Is there anything unusual about their relationship? How might the situation with Una affect the relationship? Why do you think Una and Ulysses cannot come to terms regarding religion? What extreme measures does Ulysses take to try to convince Una that his way is the only way? What is the final straw that causes Una to leave Kentucky? What is Bertha's opinion? How does Una's move affect the relationship between Bertha and Ulysses? How does the move affect the relationship between Una and Bertha.

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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