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

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

3. How does Ishmael digress after the first whales are spotted?
(a) by giving a brief commentary on different kinds of whale.
(b) by giving a background on Captain Ahab.
(c) by discussing the ideal weather for whatling.
(d) by defining the process of spotting whales.

4. Who is Charity and what is her function regarding the Pequod?
(a) she brings Bibles and religious supplies.
(b) Peleg's wife, she orders the food supplies.
(c) she supervises the storing of the supplies.
(d) Bildad's sister and part owner, she brings supplies.

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 is the name of Queequeg's small, carved idol?

2. What early shipboard duty does Ishmael describe?

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

4. What habit of whales do the whaling ships use to find their prey?

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

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