Pierson E10 Moby Dick
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Answer
What does the crew look for to indicate the
presence of a whale?
spouts
With what is the Pequod adorned?
whale teeth
After what is Ahab's ship named?
vanished tribe of native Americans
What covers Queequeg's skin?
tattoos
What are the irons?
harpoon heads
Who survives the sinking of the Pequod?
Ishmael
What does Starbuck tell Ahab about chasing Moby
Dick?
I am here to hunt whale, not my
commander's vengeance
What does Moby Dick represent to Ahab?
All the evil in the universe
With whom does Ishmael share a bed at the
Spouter-Inn?
Queequeg
Which biblical figure is the focus of Father Mapple's
Jonah
sermon?
What does Ahab nail to the ship's mast to motivate
A gold coin
his crew in his quest for Moby Dick?
From what is Ahab's false leg made?
A whale's jawbone
Which body part has Ahab lost to Moby Dick?
leg
How does the Pequod sink?
she is rammed by Moby Dick
Who is the protagonist of Moby Dick?
Ahab
What is the season of the year in which the story
begins?
Fall
Who is the author of Moby Dick?
Herman Melville
What is the name of Ahab's ship?
Pequod
For what were whales primarily hunted?
oil
What frightens Ishmael the most about Moby Dick? the whiteness of the whale
What keeps Ishmael afloat after the Pequod sinks? Queequeg's coffin
What is unusual about the pulpit when Queequeg
and Ishmael visit Father Mapple's church?
The pulpit is shaped like the bow
of a ship