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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. How does Ishmael ultimately describe the whale?
(a) a lumbering fish with a verticle tail.
(b) an elephant of the ocean.
(c) an elongated fish with big eyes.
(d) a spouting fish with a horizontal tail.

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

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

4. What do the men do for entertainment on board the Pequod?
(a) tell sea tales.
(b) sing and dance.
(c) gamble.
(d) play cards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which boat from the Pequod is the first to harpoon a whale?

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

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

4. What does Ishmael say whale ship crew members often do with the bones of whales?

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

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