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

2. Why does Ishmael advise against putting intellectual men on watch?
(a) they become easily bored.
(b) they become engrossed in their own thoughts.
(c) they ask too many questions.
(d) they analyze too much.

3. How does Ishmael ultimately describe the whale?
(a) a lumbering fish with a verticle tail.
(b) an elongated fish with big eyes.
(c) an elephant of the ocean.
(d) a spouting fish with a horizontal tail.

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

5. What accommodation is available for Ishmael at the inn in New Bedford?
(a) a closet.
(b) a bunk in a communal room.
(c) a bench in the dining room.
(d) a shared room with a harpooner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What early shipboard duty does Ishmael describe?

2. What is the harpooner, Queequeg, out doing when Ishmael is shown to his room?

3. How does Ishmael foreshadow Starbuck's behavior throughout the novel?

4. Days into the journey, what makes Ishmael uneasy?

5. How does Ishmael digress after the first whales are spotted?

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