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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 name of Queequeg's small, carved idol?
(a) Mojo.
(b) Jojo.
(c) Yojo.
(d) Sojo.

2. Who are Peleg and Bildad?
(a) builders of the Pequod.
(b) part owners of the Pequod.
(c) crewmen on the Pequod.
(d) outfitters of the Pequod.

3. What apology does Ishmael make about whalers?
(a) He uses history to honor whalers.
(b) He defends their crude manners.
(c) He agrees that whalers are low caste.
(d) He explains why they are socially low.

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) return to shore in a small boat.
(d) leave the Pequod on a raft.

5. Which ship does Ishmael select for him and Queequeg to sign on?
(a) the Pequod.
(b) the Devil-dam.
(c) the Tit-bit.
(d) the Titanic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ishmael think is more remarkable than the whale's size and color?

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

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

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

5. What does Queequeg use to reach his food?

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