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

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

3. What habit of whales do the whaling ships use to find their prey?
(a) they way they always go to the same place to spawn.
(b) the way they head south in the winter.
(c) the way they spout when finding schools of fish.
(d) the way they follow certain routes to new feeding areas.

4. How does Ishmael ultimately describe the whale?
(a) a lumbering fish with a verticle tail.
(b) an elongated fish with big eyes.
(c) a spouting fish with a horizontal tail.
(d) an elephant of the ocean.

5. Who is the chaplain of the whaler's place of worship?
(a) Father Pine.
(b) Father Elm.
(c) Father Sycamore.
(d) Father Maple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Peleg and Bildad do once the Pequod is in the Atlantic Ocean?

2. What type of whale are the men of the Pequod looking for?

3. What is the conversation like at breakfast in the Spouter Inn?

4. What is the rumor about other fish when they encounter the white whale?

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

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