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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32-33 | Chapters 34-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Which harpooner is chosen by Starbuck?
(a) Tashtego.
(b) Daggoo.
(c) Ishmael.
(d) Queequeg.

3. What apology does Ishmael make about whalers?
(a) He uses history to honor whalers.
(b) He defends their crude manners.
(c) He explains why they are socially low.
(d) He agrees that whalers are low caste.

4. What accommodation is available for Ishmael at the inn in New Bedford?
(a) a closet.
(b) a shared room with a harpooner.
(c) a bench in the dining room.
(d) a bunk in a communal room.

5. Why does Elijah challenge Ishmael to find the men he saw heading for the Pequod?
(a) they are criminals sabotaging the Pequod.
(b) they will not board with Captain Ahab.
(c) they are figments of Ishmael's imagination.
(d) they are ghosts and not real men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the theme of MOBY DICK?

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

3. How does Ishmael ultimately describe the whale?

4. What does Ishmael decide to do about Queequeg?

5. Who are Peleg and Bildad?

(see the answer key)

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