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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. What purpose does the mad Elijah serve in the story?
(a) he explains how to get on board the Pequod.
(b) he prophecies disaster for the Pequod.
(c) he prophecies success for the Pequod.
(d) he adds comic relief to the story.

2. What is the conversation like at breakfast in the Spouter Inn?
(a) silence.
(b) boisterous.
(c) chatty.
(d) polite.

3. How does Ishmael introduce the story of Moby Dick?
(a) by suggesting the white whale is a myth.
(b) in a dream he has about a white whale.
(c) with stories of the dangerous white whale.
(d) by Ahab's description of the white whale.

4. What is the speculation about the noise coming from the after hold?
(a) There are stowaways on board.
(b) There is live bait in the hold.
(c) There are ghosts on the Pequod.
(d) Moby Dick is sniffing out Captain Ahab.

5. What is the subject matter of the sermon in the chapel?
(a) the creation of sea creatures.
(b) preparing for death.
(c) Jonah and the whale.
(d) Balam and the ass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What apology does Ishmael make about whalers?

2. Where is Captain Ahab as the crew begins coming aboard the Pequod?

3. Who pilots the Pequod out of the Nantucket harbor?

4. Who is Charity and what is her function regarding the Pequod?

5. Why does Elijah challenge Ishmael to find the men he saw heading for the Pequod?

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