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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. Ahab compares Una to all but which precious stone?
2. Ahab tells Una about which seafaring creature?
3. Who how old is Una's baby when it dies?
4. What does Una decide to buy while at the cabin?
5. Where is the cabin located?
Short Essay Questions
1. In chapter 133, Mary and Una try to recover from their grief. Describe at least one of the activities the group does to make themselves feel better.
2. Discuss the scene in which Ahab returns home.
3. What news does Una receive upon her return to Nantucket?
4. Who is Elijah? What news does he deliver to Justice? What happens to Elijah?
5. What happens to Ahab during his time away from Una?
6. Who is Maria Mitchell? What does she have in common with Una?
7. What does Una receive from the captains? What news arrives from Ahab?
8. What is Una's reaction upon being married to Ahab?
9. What news does Una receive from Maria? How does it affect Una?
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
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
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.
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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