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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What equipment left on board by Aunt Charity does Stubb throw overboard?
(a) a teapot.
(b) a caddy for ginger water.
(c) a still for making rum.
(d) a barrel of lemonade.

2. What type of whale is Moby Dick, the whale they are searching for?
(a) a duodecimo whale.
(b) a folio whale.
(c) an octavo whale.
(d) a Greenland whale.

3. What unusual thing does Queequeg do while putting on his boots?
(a) turns around three times.
(b) jumps up on top of the bed.
(c) sits on the floor.
(d) crawls under the bed.

4. How do Ishmael and Queequeg transport their baggage to the boat bound for Nantucket?
(a) in a taxi.
(b) on their backs.
(c) on a hay cart.
(d) in a wheelbarrow.

5. What is the mood on the Pequod?
(a) high with anticipation.
(b) excited and tense.
(c) light and cheerful.
(d) grim and somber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What habit of whales do the whaling ships use to find their prey?

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

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

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

5. Why does the crew on the ship see Stubb's and Flask's boats coming fast toward them?

(see the answer key)

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