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

2. Who is the chaplain of the whaler's place of worship?
(a) Father Maple.
(b) Father Sycamore.
(c) Father Elm.
(d) Father Pine.

3. What do Peleg and Bildad do once the Pequod is in the Atlantic Ocean?
(a) return to shore in a small boat.
(b) go wake up Captain Ahab.
(c) jump overboard and swim to shore.
(d) leave the Pequod on a raft.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual thing does Queequeg do while putting on his boots?

2. Where is Captain Ahab as the crew begins coming aboard the Pequod?

3. Why does Elijah challenge Ishmael to find the men he saw heading for the Pequod?

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

5. What do the plaques in the whaler's chapel remind Ishmael of?

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