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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 49-50 | Chapter 51-53.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the inn where Ishmael stays while waiting to go to Nantucket?
(a) the Peter Coffin Inn.
(b) the Spouter Inn.
(c) the Humpback Inn.
(d) the Whale Bone Inn.

2. What apology does Ishmael make about whalers?
(a) He explains why they are socially low.
(b) He agrees that whalers are low caste.
(c) He defends their crude manners.
(d) He uses history to honor whalers.

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

4. What early shipboard duty does Ishmael describe?
(a) his work in the galley.
(b) his experience in swabbing the deck.
(c) his first experience serving watch.
(d) his time in the whaling boats.

5. How does Ishmael foreshadow Starbuck's behavior throughout the novel?
(a) He loses all his moral values and tries to kill Ahab.
(b) He changes into a madman.
(c) He becomes fearful and mutinous.
(d) He remains the valiant and moral person he first appears to be.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story about a whale attack compares to the history of the Titanic?

2. Although the other four strange men blend in with the crew, what does Ishmael observe about Fedallah?

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

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

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

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