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 * Moby Dick Questions Chapters 49-54, 59**

Name: ……………………………………… Period: ……….. Date: ……………….

Chapter 49: The Hyena

1. Ishmael had never been on a whaling trip prior to this. What does Ishmael do after he learns of the inherent dangers of whale hunting?

Chapter 50: Ahab’s Boat and Crew · Fedallah

2. In this chapter what does the reader learn that Ahab is doing that the owners of the ship would most definitely disapprove of?

3. How do the crew and Ishmael feel about Fedallah and Ahab’s secret crew?

Chapter 51: The Spirit-Spout

4. Explain what the “spirit spout” is in this chapter, how it affects the ship’s journey, and how it affects Captain Ahab.

Chapter 52: The Albatross

5. Briefly describe the Pequod’s meeting with the Albatross.

Chapter 53: The Gam

6. What is a gam?

7. Why was the no gam between the Pequod and the Albatross?

Chapter 54: The Town-Ho’s Story (As told at the Golden Inn.)

8. What happened to Radney, a crewmember from the Tashtego?

Chapter 59: Squid

9. As the Pequod sails toward Java, they think they sight Moby Dick. They lower the boats and give chase? What is the outcome of this adventure?