2. 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) he stays apart because only Ahab understands his language.
(d) his reasons for being on the voyage remained a mystery.

3. What is the rumor about other fish when they encounter the white whale?
(a) they group to attack the whale.
(b) they swim away in terror.
(c) they rise to the surface.
(d) they kill themselves.

4. What startles the crew as they prepare to go after a whale?
(a) Captain Ahab without his ivory peg leg.
(b) a hole in the bottom of each whale boat.
(c) five men they had not seen before.
(d) whales completely surrounding the ship.

5. How does Ishmael recognize newcomers to whaling on the streets of New Bedford?
(a) They look dazed.
(b) They have on new Macintoshes.
(c) They are carrying large carpetbags.
(d) They do not know how to dress.

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

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

8. What do Ishmael and Stubb discuss about captains and whaling?
(a) whether the captain should go on the boats.
(b) whether captains know enough about whales.
(c) whether captains should be harpooners.
(d) whether the captain should take the helm.

9. What is Ahab aware of while he stands on the deck of the Pequod?
(a) all the crew thinks he has lost his mind.
(b) all the crew are fearful of him.
(c) all eyes look to see lest he fall or hold onto anything to steady himself.
(d) exactly where all the holes are made for his peg leg.

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

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

12. How does Stubb handle the strange situation?
(a) with his sense of humor.
(b) with a great deal of tension.
(c) by not thinking about it.
(d) by writing in a diary.

13. After the first whaling experience, what does Ishmael decide to do?
(a) make out his will.
(b) lead a mutiny.
(c) resign and jump ship.
(d) pray every day more urgently.

14. How does Ishmael introduce the story of Moby Dick?
(a) by Ahab's description of the white whale.
(b) in a dream he has about a white whale.
(c) by suggesting the white whale is a myth.
(d) with stories of the dangerous white whale.

15. To what does Ishmael compare a painting done from observing a stranded whale?
(a) to a painting of a ship drawn from a shipwreck.
(b) to a painting of a house from another culture.
(c) to a painting of the moon.
(d) to a painting of a tiger seen in a cage.