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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 type of whale are the men of the Pequod looking for?
(a) the duodecimo whale.
(b) the octavo whale.
(c) the albino whale.
(d) the sperm whale.

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

3. At the Try Pots Inn in Nantucket, what is the staple menu?
(a) clam and cod chowder.
(b) ham and gravy.
(c) fish and chips.
(d) bacon and eggs.

4. What do Peleg and Bildad do once the Pequod is in the Atlantic Ocean?
(a) jump overboard and swim to shore.
(b) go wake up Captain Ahab.
(c) leave the Pequod on a raft.
(d) return to shore in a small boat.

5. What type of whale is Moby Dick, the whale they are searching for?
(a) a folio whale.
(b) a duodecimo whale.
(c) an octavo whale.
(d) a Greenland whale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the speculation about the noise coming from the after hold?

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

3. What is the subject matter of the sermon in the chapel?

4. How does Ishmael recognize newcomers to whaling on the streets of New Bedford?

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

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