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

2. Who are Peleg and Bildad?
(a) builders of the Pequod.
(b) outfitters of the Pequod.
(c) crewmen on the Pequod.
(d) part owners of the Pequod.

3. What does Ishmael decide to do about Queequeg?
(a) to keep his pistol loaded.
(b) to convert him to Christianity.
(c) to become his friend.
(d) to ask for another room.

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

5. What do the plaques in the whaler's chapel remind Ishmael of?
(a) the heroism of whaling.
(b) the marks of distinction.
(c) the time away from land.
(d) the dangers of the sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What accommodation is available for Ishmael at the inn in New Bedford?

2. Days into the journey, what makes Ishmael uneasy?

3. How does Ishmael foreshadow Starbuck's behavior throughout the novel?

4. What do Peleg and Bildad do once the Pequod is in the Atlantic Ocean?

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

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