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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32-33 | Chapters 34-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Ishmael and Queequeg transport their baggage to the boat bound for Nantucket?
(a) on a hay cart.
(b) in a wheelbarrow.
(c) in a taxi.
(d) on their backs.

2. Who is the second mate on board the Pequod?
(a) Stubb.
(b) Pip.
(c) Flask.
(d) Dagoo.

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

4. What is Ishmael's profession before signing on the whaling ship?
(a) merchant marine.
(b) bank clerk.
(c) newspaper reporter.
(d) schoolmaster.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Ishmael advise against putting intellectual men on watch?

4. How does Queequeg distinguish himself on the trip to Nantucket?

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

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