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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32-33 | Chapters 34-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Queequeg's small, carved idol?
(a) Sojo.
(b) Jojo.
(c) Yojo.
(d) Mojo.

2. What is Queequeg's amusing story about the ship captain attending a wedding in his father's court?
(a) he danced on the table.
(b) he wore a grass skirt.
(c) he tried to kiss the bride.
(d) he used the punch bowl as a finger bowl.

3. Days into the journey, what makes Ishmael uneasy?
(a) He never sees Queequeg again.
(b) He has started to have seasickness.
(c) He decides he has made a mistake.
(d) He has not yet seen the captain.

4. Why does Elijah challenge Ishmael to find the men he saw heading for the Pequod?
(a) they are figments of Ishmael's imagination.
(b) they are criminals sabotaging the Pequod.
(c) they are ghosts and not real men.
(d) they will not board with Captain Ahab.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What purpose does the mad Elijah serve in the story?

2. What is the harpooner, Queequeg, out doing when Ishmael is shown to his room?

3. What is Ishmael's profession before signing on the whaling ship?

4. What do the plaques in the whaler's chapel remind Ishmael of?

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

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