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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) a whale spout is seen at night every so often.
(c) something keeps bumping the Pequod.
(d) no large fish are spotted near the Pequod.

2. What is the subject matter of the sermon in the chapel?
(a) the creation of sea creatures.
(b) Balam and the ass.
(c) Jonah and the whale.
(d) preparing for death.

3. What accommodation is available for Ishmael at the inn in New Bedford?
(a) a shared room with a harpooner.
(b) a closet.
(c) a bench in the dining room.
(d) a bunk in a communal room.

4. What is Ishmael's profession before signing on the whaling ship?
(a) newspaper reporter.
(b) merchant marine.
(c) bank clerk.
(d) schoolmaster.

5. What type of whale are the men of the Pequod looking for?
(a) the octavo whale.
(b) the sperm whale.
(c) the albino whale.
(d) the duodecimo whale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ishmael think is more remarkable than the whale's size and color?

2. Why does Pip join on one of the whaling boats?

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

4. Who is the chaplain of the whaler's place of worship?

5. What is the harpooner, Queequeg, out doing when Ishmael is shown to his room?

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