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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. What is Ahab aware of while he stands on the deck of the Pequod?
(a) all the crew thinks he has lost his mind.
(b) all the crew are fearful of him.
(c) exactly where all the holes are made for his peg leg.
(d) all eyes look to see lest he fall or hold onto anything to steady himself.

2. Who is Charity and what is her function regarding the Pequod?
(a) Peleg's wife, she orders the food supplies.
(b) Bildad's sister and part owner, she brings supplies.
(c) she supervises the storing of the supplies.
(d) she brings Bibles and religious supplies.

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

4. What early shipboard duty does Ishmael describe?
(a) his time in the whaling boats.
(b) his first experience serving watch.
(c) his experience in swabbing the deck.
(d) his work in the galley.

5. How does Ishmael classify the oiling of the bottom of a boat?
(a) a ceremony performed for good luck.
(b) a ceremony performed to attract whales.
(c) a ceremony performed for Neptune.
(d) a ceremony of initiation of new sailors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the speculation about the noise coming from the after hold?

2. What is the speculation about Ahab's knowledge of the stowaways?

3. Although the other four strange men blend in with the crew, what does Ishmael observe about Fedallah?

4. What is the encounter in the ocean that causes Ahab to come to the deck?

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

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