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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 58-60 | Chapter 61-63.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the conversation like at breakfast in the Spouter Inn?
(a) polite.
(b) silence.
(c) boisterous.
(d) chatty.

4. What happens to the boat Ishmael is in during the whale hunt?
(a) the boat takes on water and sinks.
(b) it gets stuck on the back of a whale.
(c) it capsizes and all are thrown into the water.
(d) the whale they harpoon takes a bite out of the boat.

5. Which harpooner is chosen by Starbuck?
(a) Tashtego.
(b) Ishmael.
(c) Daggoo.
(d) Queequeg.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ishmael say is the saddest thing about any man, no matter how bad he is?

3. What is Ishmael's religious affiliation?

4. To what does Ishmael compare the differences between land and sea?

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

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