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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 41-42 | Chapters 43-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the speculation about the noise coming from the after hold?
(a) There are stowaways on board.
(b) There are ghosts on the Pequod.
(c) There is live bait in the hold.
(d) Moby Dick is sniffing out Captain Ahab.

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

3. At the Try Pots Inn in Nantucket, what is the staple menu?
(a) ham and gravy.
(b) clam and cod chowder.
(c) bacon and eggs.
(d) fish and chips.

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

5. Why does Ishmael advise against putting intellectual men on watch?
(a) they analyze too much.
(b) they become easily bored.
(c) they ask too many questions.
(d) they become engrossed in their own thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Elijah challenge Ishmael to find the men he saw heading for the Pequod?

2. Who is Charity and what is her function regarding the Pequod?

3. What type of whale is Moby Dick, the whale they are searching for?

4. How does Ishmael digress after the first whales are spotted?

5. How does Ishmael introduce the story of Moby Dick?

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