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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 119-126.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Ahab's boat stay in the ocean and not return after they catch four whales?
(a) Ahab is too tired to return that evening.
(b) the ship cannot handle more than three whales at a time.
(c) the whale near Ahab is too far to reach the ship by nightfall.
(d) the whale is too large for one boat to haul.

3. What happens to the mast of the Pequod during a typhoon?
(a) it breaks in two.
(b) it glows in the dark.
(c) it catches on fire.
(d) it loses all its sails.

4. From what does the Pequod escape at sea?
(a) Malay pirates.
(b) an ocean whirlpool.
(c) Japanese gun boats.
(d) a giant squid.

5. What is the speculation about Ahab's knowledge of the stowaways?
(a) that he will have them thrown overboard.
(b) that he is playing a game with them.
(c) that he is aware of them.
(d) that he knows why they are there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Radney during a whale chase?

2. What unusual thing does Queequeg do while putting on his boots?

3. How does Queequeg manage to sign on with the Pequod after first being turned down?

4. What does Ishmael say about why some captured whales float while others tend to sink?

5. Although the other four strange men blend in with the crew, what does Ishmael observe about Fedallah?

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