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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 41-42 | Chapters 43-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ishmael digress after the first whales are spotted?
(a) by giving a background on Captain Ahab.
(b) by discussing the ideal weather for whatling.
(c) by giving a brief commentary on different kinds of whale.
(d) by defining the process of spotting whales.

2. What does Queequeg use to reach his food?
(a) his long arms.
(b) a long stick.
(c) a small lasso.
(d) his harpoon.

3. What does Ishmael think is more remarkable than the whale's size and color?
(a) its ability to destroy a large ship.
(b) its ability to stay for days under water.
(c) its memory.
(d) its intelligence and cunning.

4. Where is Captain Ahab as the crew begins coming aboard the Pequod?
(a) in his cabin.
(b) bringing up the rear.
(c) standing on the deck.
(d) still at home in his bedroom.

5. How does Ishmael recognize newcomers to whaling on the streets of New Bedford?
(a) They do not know how to dress.
(b) They are carrying large carpetbags.
(c) They have on new Macintoshes.
(d) They look dazed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the chaplain of the whaler's place of worship?

2. At the Try Pots Inn in Nantucket, what is the staple menu?

3. How does Ishmael introduce the story of Moby Dick?

4. What type of whale is Moby Dick, the whale they are searching for?

5. Why does Ishmael advise against putting intellectual men on watch?

(see the answer key)

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