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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. Margaret is writing articles for which publication?
2. Who discusses investments with Una?
3. Una learns that Ahab had been cursed by a(n) ____ woman as a child.
4. What is Starbuck's first name?
5. The investment is focused on which natural resource?
Short Essay Questions
1. What news does Una receive upon her return to Nantucket?
2. Who is Elijah? What news does he deliver to Justice? What happens to Elijah?
3. Discuss Una's fear regarding Justice and Jim.
4. What suggestion does Mary Starbuck make to Una? What is Una's response? What is Una's next step?
5. Explain how the story reverts to the time before Justice's birth.
6. 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.
7. There is a dinner party at the judge's house. Why does the judge throw a party? What other event does the group attend?
8. Frannie's life changes a great deal during this time. What happens to Frannie? What major career move does Frannie make?
9. Who is Robben Avalon? What is his relationship with Una?
10. What causes Una to turn to the stars? What is one of Una's dreams?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Naslund's use of Nantucket for the setting in "Ahab's Wife, or, the Star-gazer: A Novel". Why do you think Naslund chose Nantucket? How accurate do you think the setting is in regards to the real location? What areas are most commonly referenced in the story? What other location might have worked as well, if not better, than Nantucket? What is unique about the setting? What regionalisms are exhibited by Una and the rest of the characters? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Una and Frannie basically grew up as sisters. Discuss the relationship between Una and Frannie as children and then as adults. Who was the most grounded? Who was the most motivated? Who was the most intelligent? How did the relationship change after Una went away to sea?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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