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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. To what does Ishmael compare the differences between land and sea?
(a) to the harmony of mind and body.
(b) to areas of the human soul.
(c) to political conflicts.
(d) to men on a battlefield.

2. When the whale is harpooned, what action do the harpooner and the chief mate take?
(a) they switch from harpoons to lances.
(b) they join the rowers.
(c) they manhandle the harpoon line.
(d) they switch places from front to back.

3. Days into the journey, what makes Ishmael uneasy?
(a) He never sees Queequeg again.
(b) He has started to have seasickness.
(c) He has not yet seen the captain.
(d) He decides he has made a mistake.

4. Which boat from the Pequod is the first to harpoon a whale?
(a) Stubb's.
(b) Flask's.
(c) Starbuck's.
(d) Ahab's.

5. How do Ishmael and Queequeg transport their baggage to the boat bound for Nantucket?
(a) in a taxi.
(b) on a hay cart.
(c) in a wheelbarrow.
(d) on their backs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Ahab's vengeance done to him?

2. What is the rumor about other fish when they encounter the white whale?

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

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

5. What characteristics does Ishmael assign to Starbuck, the chief mate?

(see the answer key)

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