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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-21 | Chapters 22-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pilots the Pequod out of the Nantucket harbor?
(a) Starbuck.
(b) Bildad.
(c) Ahab.
(d) Peleg.

2. Who is the High Chief or king of the island of Kokovoko?
(a) Quequeg's uncle.
(b) Queequeg.
(c) Queequeg's father.
(d) Queequeg's brother.

3. What unusual thing does Queequeg do while putting on his boots?
(a) turns around three times.
(b) sits on the floor.
(c) crawls under the bed.
(d) jumps up on top of the bed.

4. Why does Elijah challenge Ishmael to find the men he saw heading for the Pequod?
(a) they are criminals sabotaging the Pequod.
(b) they are ghosts and not real men.
(c) they will not board with Captain Ahab.
(d) they are figments of Ishmael's imagination.

5. How does Queequeg distinguish himself on the trip to Nantucket?
(a) by catching a large fish for dinner.
(b) by climbing to the top of the mast.
(c) by saving a man who fell overboard.
(d) by winning an arm wrestling match.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the inn where Ishmael stays while waiting to go to Nantucket?

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

3. What does Ishmael decide to do about Queequeg?

4. Who is Charity and what is her function regarding the Pequod?

5. What is the theme of MOBY DICK?

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