QUIZ [MOBY DICK: CHAPTER 1-3]

Name: ______________________________

Class: _______________________________

Novel: Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Answer the following questions carefully. Each question carries 1 mark.

Section A:

1. a) Who or what is Moby Dick?

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b) How does Captain Ahab feel about Moby Dick? Why?

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c) Who is Ishmael?

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2. Sequence the events below accordingly.

Ishmael meets Starbuck.

Starbuck and Captain Ahab fight.
Ishmael and Queequeg get jobs on the Pequod.
The whalers meet Captain Ahab.
Ishmael goes to Nantucket.
Ishmael finds a whaling ship.
Ishmael meets Queequeg.

Section B: Chapter 1

1. Name the character based on the given statement.

1 He had worked as a crew of a ship.

2 He was very big and unattractive.
3 He was an experienced whaler.
4 It was white, whiter than the snow.
5 He introduced Ishmael to Queequeg.
6 He decided to change his job.

2. Rearrange the events into sequence. The first one has been done for you.

The barman put him up with Queequeg.

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He arrived at a bar on a cold, dark night asking for a room.

He knew the nature of the job but he wanted to see whales.
In November, he wanted to be a whaler.
At first, Ishmael was afraid of Queequeg.
The two became good friends.
They started talking and exchanged their life stories.
Ishmael was a sailor and loved life on the ocean. 1

Section C: Chapter 2

1. Write the names of the crew members of The Pequod.

The captain a)
First mate b)
New whalers c) _______________________________
d) _______________________________
Cook assistant e)
One of the captain’s men f)
Other whalers g) _______________________________
h) _______________________________
i) _______________________________
j) _______________________________

2. Complete each of the sentences with suitable answers based on the story.

a. Ishmael chose The Pequod based on its _______________________________ that

showed its experience at sea.
b. Starbuck told him about the ________________________ of being a whaler.
c. The captain lost his leg to a ________________________.
d. Queequeg was an ___________________________ harpooner.
e. ________________________ was a stranger who warned Ishmael and Queequeg
about Captain Ahab.
f. The ship sailed on _______________________________.
g. Captain Ahab did not meet his crew members but his __________________________
could be heard below the ship.
h. Ishmael met other whalers who came from different __________________________.

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Section D: Chapter 3

Answer the following questions.

1. Who is Captain Ahab?

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2. How long did he stay below the ship?

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3. Captain Ahab showed his men some gold. What was it for?

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4. What had caused Captain Ahab to suffer?

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5. Why did Starbuck disagree with Captain Ahab?

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6. What were the things that Captain Ahab associated with the ‘white’ colour?

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7. What did Pip hear?

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8. Do you think the gold can motivate the men?

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