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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. What purpose does the mad Elijah serve in the story?
(a) he prophecies disaster for the Pequod.
(b) he prophecies success for the Pequod.
(c) he explains how to get on board the Pequod.
(d) he adds comic relief to the story.

2. How does Queequeg manage to sign on with the Pequod after first being turned down?
(a) giving the owners shrunken heads.
(b) offering to work for less pay.
(c) agreeing to convert to Christianity.
(d) demonstrating his skill with the harpoon.

3. What does Queequeg use to reach his food?
(a) a small lasso.
(b) a long stick.
(c) his long arms.
(d) his harpoon.

4. What type of whale is Moby Dick, the whale they are searching for?
(a) a Greenland whale.
(b) a duodecimo whale.
(c) an octavo whale.
(d) a folio whale.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Queequeg's amusing story about the ship captain attending a wedding in his father's court?

2. Who is the High Chief or king of the island of Kokovoko?

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

4. What early shipboard duty does Ishmael describe?

5. Who is the second mate on board the Pequod?

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