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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 Starbuck's son?

2. The job is located in _____..

3. What is Starbuck's first name?

4. Who is one of the owners of the Pequod?

5. What is Margaret's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Una receive from the captains? What news arrives from Ahab?

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

3. What news does Una receive upon her return to Nantucket?

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

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

6. What suggestion does Mary Starbuck make to Una? What is Una's response? What is Una's next step?

7. 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.

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

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

10. Who is Robben Avalon? What is his relationship with Una?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robben Avalon tells Una that he wants to be her best friend forever but that Judge Lord is his soul mate. The news upset Una. Why was Una upset at this confession? What did Avalon mean by "soul mates?" Discuss the relationship between Avalon and Lord before and after the fire that destroyed the town.

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

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?

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