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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 99 | Chapters 100-101.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ishmael think Chapter 45 is the most important one in the book?
(a) because it describes behaviors of whales.
(b) because it describes Moby Dick in detail.
(c) because it discusses the pecularities of Ahab.
(d) because it deals with whale stories.

2. When Pip is finally rescued after jumping the second time from the boat, what is his condition?
(a) he has lost the ability to speak.
(b) his skin and hair has turned white.
(c) he has gone insane.
(d) he has lost all his clothes.

3. Although the other four strange men blend in with the crew, what does Ishmael observe about Fedallah?
(a) he stays apart because only Ahab understands his language.
(b) he seems to like only Queequeg.
(c) his ability as harpooner is questionable.
(d) his reasons for being on the voyage remained a mystery.

4. Who pilots the Pequod out of the Nantucket harbor?
(a) Peleg.
(b) Bildad.
(c) Starbuck.
(d) Ahab.

5. What happens to the boat Ishmael is in during the whale hunt?
(a) it capsizes and all are thrown into the water.
(b) the boat takes on water and sinks.
(c) the whale they harpoon takes a bite out of the boat.
(d) it gets stuck on the back of a whale.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ishmael ultimately describe the whale?

2. What does Pip do when a whale is harpooned?

3. How does Stubb regain a dead whale from a French whaling boat?

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

5. What is Queequeg's amusing story about the ship captain attending a wedding in his father's court?

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