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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 133.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what does Ishmael compare the weaving of a mat?
(a) whaling.
(b) map making.
(c) complications.
(d) life.

3. What does the captain of a German whaling ship want from the Pequod?
(a) sailcloth.
(b) lamp oil.
(c) coffee.
(d) directions.

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

5. What purpose does the mad Elijah serve in the story?
(a) he adds comic relief to the story.
(b) he prophecies success for the Pequod.
(c) he explains how to get on board the Pequod.
(d) he prophecies disaster for the Pequod.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the conversation like at breakfast in the Spouter Inn?

2. How does Queequeg distinguish himself on the trip to Nantucket?

3. What unusual thing does Queequeg do while putting on his boots?

4. Given the irony of the coffin turned life buoy, what is the feeling of foreshadowing?

5. What is the name of Queequeg's small, carved idol?

(see the answer key)

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