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

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

3. At the Try Pots Inn in Nantucket, what is the staple menu?
(a) ham and gravy.
(b) fish and chips.
(c) bacon and eggs.
(d) clam and cod chowder.

4. What does Ishmael say is the saddest thing about any man, no matter how bad he is?
(a) a man who has lost his valor.
(b) a man who disobeys orders.
(c) a man who kills for sport.
(d) a man who thinks he knows everything.

5. To what does Ishmael compare the weaving of a mat?
(a) map making.
(b) complications.
(c) whaling.
(d) life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Charity and what is her function regarding the Pequod?

2. What is Starbuck's disagreement with Ahab's purpose for the trip?

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

4. What is Ahab aware of while he stands on the deck of the Pequod?

5. What type of whale is Moby Dick, the whale they are searching for?

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