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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 119-126.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the theme of MOBY DICK?
(a) expectations.
(b) cooperation.
(c) madness.
(d) revenge.

2. What does Ishmael decide to do about Queequeg?
(a) to keep his pistol loaded.
(b) to become his friend.
(c) to convert him to Christianity.
(d) to ask for another room.

3. What happens to the mast of the Pequod during a typhoon?
(a) it glows in the dark.
(b) it breaks in two.
(c) it loses all its sails.
(d) it catches on fire.

4. What characteristics does Ishmael assign to Starbuck, the chief mate?
(a) elegance and sophistication.
(b) common sense and intelligence.
(c) ignorance and brashness.
(d) impetuousness and anger.

5. Although the other four strange men blend in with the crew, what does Ishmael observe about Fedallah?
(a) his ability as harpooner is questionable.
(b) he seems to like only Queequeg.
(c) his reasons for being on the voyage remained a mystery.
(d) he stays apart because only Ahab understands his language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What further detailed information does Ishmael record about the whale?

2. After the first whaling experience, what does Ishmael decide to do?

3. What is the carpenter ordered to do with Queequeg's coffin?

4. Why does the rumor start that Moby Dick is stalking the Pequod?

5. What does Starbuck contemplate when he finds Ahab asleep?

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