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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. What happens to the two men who turn on Steelkilt and come out of the locked scuttle?
(a) they walk the plank.
(b) they are flogged.
(c) they are hanged.
(d) they receive pardons.

2. What purpose does the mad Elijah serve in the story?
(a) he prophecies success for the Pequod.
(b) he adds comic relief to the story.
(c) he prophecies disaster for the Pequod.
(d) he explains how to get on board the Pequod.

3. What equipment does Ishmael discuss including their descriptions and uses?
(a) oars.
(b) harpoons.
(c) ropes.
(d) sails.

4. After the first whaling experience, what does Ishmael decide to do?
(a) resign and jump ship.
(b) make out his will.
(c) lead a mutiny.
(d) pray every day more urgently.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the conversation like at breakfast in the Spouter Inn?

2. When the whale is harpooned, what action do the harpooner and the chief mate take?

3. To what does Ishmael compare the weaving of a mat?

4. What is Ishmael's profession before signing on the whaling ship?

5. Who are Peleg and Bildad?

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