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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 99 | Chapters 100-101.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the rumor start that Moby Dick is stalking the Pequod?
(a) a whale spout is seen only once every afternoon.
(b) something keeps bumping the Pequod.
(c) a whale spout is seen at night every so often.
(d) no large fish are spotted near the Pequod.

2. Which ship does Ishmael select for him and Queequeg to sign on?
(a) the Pequod.
(b) the Titanic.
(c) the Devil-dam.
(d) the Tit-bit.

3. How does Ishmael introduce the story of Moby Dick?
(a) in a dream he has about a white whale.
(b) with stories of the dangerous white whale.
(c) by suggesting the white whale is a myth.
(d) by Ahab's description of the white whale.

4. How does Ishmael describe the whales he sees in the ocean?
(a) like ships without sails.
(b) like big lumps of gray.
(c) like big gray buses.
(d) like huge rocks in the water.

5. When Pip is finally rescued after jumping the second time from the boat, what is his condition?
(a) he has lost all his clothes.
(b) his skin and hair has turned white.
(c) he has lost the ability to speak.
(d) he has gone insane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fedallah say is the advantage of having the Right Whale on the other side of the ship?

2. What does Pip do when a whale is harpooned?

3. Which harpooner is chosen by Starbuck?

4. What do Ahab and the captain of the Samuel Enderby have in common?

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

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