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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. 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 will not board with Captain Ahab.
(c) they are criminals sabotaging the Pequod.
(d) they are ghosts and not real men.

2. How does Queequeg manage to sign on with the Pequod after first being turned down?
(a) agreeing to convert to Christianity.
(b) demonstrating his skill with the harpoon.
(c) offering to work for less pay.
(d) giving the owners shrunken heads.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Ishmael ultimately describe the whale?

3. What apology does Ishmael make about whalers?

4. How does Ishmael digress after the first whales are spotted?

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

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