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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 startles the crew as they prepare to go after a whale?
(a) five men they had not seen before.
(b) Captain Ahab without his ivory peg leg.
(c) whales completely surrounding the ship.
(d) a hole in the bottom of each whale boat.

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

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

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

5. What has Ahab's vengeance done to him?
(a) He cannot sleep at night.
(b) He has lost his appetite.
(c) His hair has turned white.
(d) He finds no pleasure in life.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Queequeg manage to sign on with the Pequod after first being turned down?

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

3. What habit of whales do the whaling ships use to find their prey?

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

5. At the Try Pots Inn in Nantucket, what is the staple menu?

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