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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-21 | Chapters 22-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Peleg and Bildad do once the Pequod is in the Atlantic Ocean?
(a) go wake up Captain Ahab.
(b) leave the Pequod on a raft.
(c) jump overboard and swim to shore.
(d) return to shore in a small boat.

2. Where is Captain Ahab as the crew begins coming aboard the Pequod?
(a) standing on the deck.
(b) bringing up the rear.
(c) in his cabin.
(d) still at home in his bedroom.

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

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

5. What is the harpooner, Queequeg, out doing when Ishmael is shown to his room?
(a) shaving with his harpoon.
(b) sharpening his hatchet.
(c) selling a shrunken head.
(d) smoking his pipe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What purpose does the mad Elijah serve in the story?

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

3. What does Queequeg use to reach his food?

4. What does Ishmael decide to do about Queequeg?

5. At the Try Pots Inn in Nantucket, what is the staple menu?

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