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1.Who provided confidence and cheerfulness aboard the Pequod?
Elijah
the three chief officers of the ship
the harpooners
Captain Ahab


2.From where did Ahab get his peg leg?
from the mast of his former sailing ship
from the jawbone of a sperm whale
from the leg bone of a dead harpooner
from the rib bone of Moby-Dick


3.What incentive does Ahab promise for the finding and killing of Moby-Dick?
a house on a South Sea island
a promotion to chief officer
a chest full of ivory
a gold doubloon


4.Who objects to Ahab's quest to kill Moby-Dick?
Starbuck
the three harpooners
Stubb
the narrator


5.What does Ahab do to the harpoons?
He prays over each harpoon point.
He kisses each harpoon point.
He pours liquor on the points.
He touches each point to his ivory leg.

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