DBH 4, Moby Dick

A Number the sentences in the order they happen in the story.

      ...... a.  The Rachel rescued Ishmael.

      ...... b. Kwee-Kweg lay in a box with his black, wooden statue.

      ...... c.  Little Pip almost died.

      ...... d. Ahab didn’t listen to Captain Boomer’s warning.

      ...... e.  The sailors prepared the Pequod for the voyage.

      ...... f.  Ishmael and Kwee-Kweg became friends.

      ...... g.  Ahab didn’t listen to Captain Mayhew’s warning.

      ...... h. Ishmael went to the hotel.

      ...... i.  Moby Dick killed all the men on the Pequod, except for one.

 9 points (1 point each) 

B  Complete the sentences according to the story.

1.  Kwee-Kweg and Ishmael became friends at ......................................................................  .

2.  Captain Peleg thought Ishmael was a good harpooner because ..........................................  .

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3.  One of Ahab’s legs was made from ..................................................................................  .

4.  Ahab put his leg in a hole, so ............................................................................................  .

5.  The only person Ahab showed kindness to was ................................................................  .

6.  Ahab got onto the Samuel Enderby with the help of .........................................................  .

7.  Captain Boomer fought Moby Dick and lost his ................................................................  .

8.  Ahab didn’t help the captain of the Rachel look for his son because ..................................

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 16 points (2 points each) 

C Answer the questions about the story.

1.  What was Ishmael’s first impression of Kwee-Kweg? What gave him this impression?

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2.  What did Captain Ahab think about all the time?

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3.  In Chapter 3, Ishmael said: The child sat all day at the front of the ship and played his tambourine.
But in Chapter 6, Ishmael said: He never played his tambourine again.

     Who was Ishmael telling us about? What change to the character is Ishmael showing us and what caused the change?

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4.  How did the sailors feel about Fedallah when they first saw him? What was their reaction when they learned of his death?

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5.  When Kwee-Kweg became sick, he asked for a coffin to be built and he lay down in it.
What role did the coffin play later in the story?

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 10 points (2 points each) 

D Choose one topic and write a paragraph. Your paragraph should be at least 40 words long.

1.  Imagine you are a relative of Kwee-Kweg. Write a missing persons report for your local newspaper. Include a physical description and details that reveal his personality.

2.  Which character in the story do you like most? Explain your answer.

3.  This book is told from Ishmael’s point of view. Write any scene from the story from Moby Dick’s point of view.

 15 points