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

2. What is the conversation like at breakfast in the Spouter Inn?
(a) silence.
(b) chatty.
(c) polite.
(d) boisterous.

3. How does Ishmael recognize newcomers to whaling on the streets of New Bedford?
(a) They look dazed.
(b) They do not know how to dress.
(c) They have on new Macintoshes.
(d) They are carrying large carpetbags.

4. Where is Captain Ahab as the crew begins coming aboard the Pequod?
(a) standing on the deck.
(b) still at home in his bedroom.
(c) bringing up the rear.
(d) in his cabin.

5. What is Queequeg's amusing story about the ship captain attending a wedding in his father's court?
(a) he tried to kiss the bride.
(b) he wore a grass skirt.
(c) he danced on the table.
(d) he used the punch bowl as a finger bowl.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the Try Pots Inn in Nantucket, what is the staple menu?

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

4. What purpose does the mad Elijah serve in the story?

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

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