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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the girlfriend's married name?
(a) Harlow.
(b) Henderson.
(c) Hussey.
(d) Holbrook.

2. What is Swain's native country?
(a) India.
(b) United States.
(c) Kenya.
(d) China.

3. In chapter 12, Agatha and Jonathan take the girls to see which city?
(a) Boston.
(b) New Bedford.
(c) New York.
(d) Providence.

4. Kit suffers from a bout of:
(a) Malaria.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Madness.
(d) Scurvy.

5. In the beginning of chapter 34, the boat neared which Cape?
(a) May.
(b) Cod.
(c) Horn.
(d) Hatteras.

Short Answer Questions

1. Una becomes acquainted with which member of the crew?

2. How does Ulysses die?

3. Giles and Kit became so ill that they could only drink ____.

4. Which of the following proposes to Una?

5. A larder is a place where _____is/are stored.

Short Essay Questions

1. Una decides to dress up as a cabin boy so that she can go out to sea with Kit and Giles. Examine Una's plan. Who does Una meet on the ship?

2. 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?

3. 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.

4. What happens to Una after the Sussex sinks?

5. 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?

6. Ahab deals with Kit after his bout of dementia. What does Ahab do to try to keep Kit under control?

7. Who are Kit and Giles? How do they meet Una? What brings them to Nantucket?

8. Discuss Aunt Agatha's influence on Una regarding pacifism and women's rights.

9. What information does Ahab have for Una about Kit? What is Una's reaction?

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

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