Moby dick (saddleback classics)

M OBY D ICKFACTS ABOUT THE CHARACTERS ISHMAEL a young schoolteacher who looks for adventure as a whale hunter on the Pequod PETER COFFIN landlord of the Spouter Inn in New Bedford, Massa

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STUDY GUIDE

MOBY DICKHERMAN MELVILLE

SADDLEBACK EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING, INC.

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STUDY GUIDE

MOBY DICKHERMAN MELVILLE

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

DraculaGreat ExpectationsJane Eyre

Moby Dick

Robinson CrusoeThe Time Machine

Development and Production: Laurel Associates, Inc.

Cover Art: Black Eagle Productions

reproduction Saddleback EducationalPublishing grants to individual purchasers of this book the right to make sufficient copies of reproducible pages for use by all students of a single teacher This permission is limited to a single teacher, and does not apply to entire schools or school systems.

ISBN 1-56254-259-1

Printed in the United States of America

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Notes to the Teacher 4

Facts About the Author 5

Facts About the Times 5

Facts About the Characters 6

Chapter Summaries 7

Answer Key 10

Literary Glossary 12

CHAPTER EXERCISES 1 Words and Meanings, Ch 1 14

2 Personalizing the Story, Ch 1 15

3 Words and Meanings, Ch 2 16

4 Cause and Effect, Ch 2 17

5 Inference, Ch 2 18

7 Character Study, Ch 3 20

9 Comprehension Check, Ch 4 22

11 Descriptive Words, Ch 5 24

12 Recalling Details, Ch 5 25

14 Point of View, Ch 6 27

16 Sequence of Events, Ch 7 29

18 Comprehension Check, Ch 8 31

19 Cause and Effect, Ch 8 32

21 Inference, Ch 9 34

22 Synonyms/Antonyms, Ch 9 35

24 Sequence of Events, Ch 10 37

END-OF-BOOK EXERCISES 25 Book Sequence 38

26 Final Exam, Part 1 39

26 Final Exam, Part 2 40

UNIVERSAL EXERCISES 27 Beyond the Text 41

28 Plot Study 42

29 Theme Analysis 43

30 Character Study 44

31 Vocabulary Study 45

32 Glossary Study 46

33 Book Review, Part 1 47

33 Book Review, Part 2 48

CONTENTS

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S ADDLEBACK C LASSICS

NOTES TO THE TEACHER

THE NOVELS

Saddleback Classics were expressly

designed to help students with limited

reading ability gain access to some of the

world’s greatest literature While retaining

the essence and stylistic “flavor” of the

original, each Saddleback Classic has been

expertly adapted to a reading level that

never exceeds grade 4.0

A perfect introduction to later, more

in-depth investigations of the original works,

Saddleback Classics utilize a number of

strategies to ensure the involvement of

reluctant readers: airy, uncomplicated page

design, shortened sentences, easy-reading

type style, elimination of archaic words

and spellings, shortened total book length,

and handsome illustrations

THE STUDY GUIDES

The Saddleback Classics Study Guides

provide a wealth of reproducible support

materials to help students extend the

learning experience Features include

critical background notes on both

the author and the times, character

descriptions, chapter summaries, and eight

“universal” exercises—focusing on plot,

theme, character, vocabulary, important

literary terms, and book report structure

All may be used to follow up the reading

of any Saddleback Classic novel.

In addition to the universal exercises,

26 title-specific exercises are included

to review, test, or enrich the student’s

grasp of important vocabulary and

concepts These enjoyable worksheets, all

reproducible, are designed to be usedchapter-by-chapter as the student’s reading

of the novel proceeds At least twoexercises are provided for each bookchapter One of the two always focuses onkey vocabulary The other may be a simplecomprehension check or present animportant literary concept such ascharacter analysis, point of view, inference,

or figurative language A two-page final

exam is also included in every Saddleback

Classics Study Guide.

USING THE STUDY GUIDES

Before assigning any of the reproducibleexercises, be sure your students each have

a personal copy of the Glossary and theFacts About the Author and About theTimes Students will need to be familiarwith many of the literary terms in order tocomplete the worksheets The Facts Aboutthe Author and About the Times lendthemselves to any number of writing, art, orresearch projects you may wish to assign.The title-specific exercises may be used

as a springboard for class discussions orrole-playing Alternatively, you may wish

to assign some exercises as homework andothers as seatwork during the closingminutes of a class period

All exercises in this Guide are designed

to accommodate independent study as well

as group work The occasional assignment

of study partners or competitive teamsoften enhances interest and promotescreativity

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M OBY D ICK

FACTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Herman Melville, the renowned

American novelist, short-story writer, and

poet, was born into a once prominent New

York family in 1819 Melville was just 13

years old when his father died It was then,

to help support the family, that he left

school and took a job as a bank clerk

A few years later, Melville tried his hand

at school teaching But the imaginative

young man soon became bored in the

classroom and went to sea as a common

seaman There he had all the adventure he

had been longing for On one voyage to

the South Seas, he deserted his ship and

took refuge among the Typees, a

cannibalistic tribe On another voyage he

became involved in a mutiny

Melville was 24 when he returned homefrom his adventures at sea It was then that

he began reading widely to develop hisknowledge of the world’s great literature.Along with his more prosperous friend,Nathaniel Hawthorne, he began to write

His masterpiece, Moby Dick, was

published in 1851, when Melville was 32years old

After traveling to England, Melvillereturned to the United States in 1857.Because the genius of his work was notrecognized until many years after his death,economic necessity forced Melville to work

as a customs inspector for the next 20 years

In these later years, he wrote mostly poetry.Melville died in 1891, at the age of 72

HERMAN MELVILLE

(1819–1891)

FACTS ABOUT THE TIMES

In 1819, when Melville was born

James Monroe was U.S president

Florida was purchased from Spain

Beethoven lost his hearing the future

Queen Victoria was born professional

horse racing was introduced in the United

States a maximum 12-hour workday

for juveniles was made law in England

In 1851, when Moby Dick was published

Isaac Singer invented the sewing machine

Nathaniel Hawthorne published The

House of Seven Gables Millard

Fillmore was U.S president gold was

discovered in Australia the New York

Times appeared for the first time.

In 1891, when Melville died

Java Man was discovered Russiasuffered from famine the zipper wasinvented Benjamin Harrison was U.S.president Van Gogh exhibited hispaintings in France an earthquakewracked Japan Arthur Conan Doylepublished his first Sherlock Holmes story

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M OBY D ICK

FACTS ABOUT THE CHARACTERS

ISHMAEL

a young schoolteacher who looks for

adventure as a whale hunter on the Pequod

PETER COFFIN

landlord of the Spouter Inn in New

Bedford, Massachusetts

QUEEQUEG

tattooed South Sea islander, an expert

harpooner, who befriends Ishmael and

signs up with him to sail on the Pequod

FATHER MAPPLE

a priest at the church in New Bedford

PELEG

former sea captain who signs on Ishmael

and Queequeg; one of the Pequod’s owners

ELIJAH

a crazed old sailor who warns Ishmael

and Queequeg about the evil Ahab

STARBUCK

first mate on the Pequod and the voice

of reason against Ahab’s madness

CAPTAIN AHAB

one-legged captain of the Pequod; a man

turned evil by his desire for revenge on thewhite whale that took his leg

captain of the Rachel who has lost a son

at sea; rescuer of Ishmael

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M OBY D ICK

CHAPTER SUMMARIES

CHAPTER 1

Desiring adventure as a whale hunter,

Ishmael, a young schoolteacher, arrives in

New Bedford, Massachusetts in December

1851 At the Spouter Inn, the landlord,

Peter Coffin, says that the inn is full, but

Ishmael can share a room with a harpooner

who is out for the evening Later, peeping

from under the covers, Ishmael is shocked

to see that the harpooner is a huge man,

heavily tattooed, who looks like a cannibal

When Queequeg, the strange-looking

harpooner, sees Ishmael in his bed, he lets

out a wild cry

CHAPTER 2

Peter Coffin properly introduces Ishmael

and Queequeg, after which they quickly

fall asleep The next day Queequeg

explains his background to Ishmael as they

explore the town They attend a church

service together when the weather turns

bad Having quickly become fast friends,

they sail to Nantucket the next day and sign

up on the crew of the Pequod.

CHAPTER 3

As Ishmael and Queequeg work to get

the ship ready for her voyage, they meet

an old sailor named Elijah who warns them

that Captain Ahab is evil and the Pequod

is doomed They brush him off as “not right

in the head.” Captain Ahab is nowhere to

be seen when the Pequod sets sail on

Christmas Day But Ishmael and Queequeg

do meet the first mate, Starbuck, the second

mate, Stubb, and the third mate, Flask They

also meet three harpooners: Tashtego,Daggoo, and Fedallah For the second timethey hear strange stories about themysterious, and possibly evil, Captain Ahab

CHAPTER 4

After several days at sea, Ahab appears

He is a stern-looking, one-legged man whowears an ivory pegleg The evil look in hiseyes makes Ishmael shudder Ahab offers

a gold Spanish coin to the first man whosights the white whale, Moby Dick OnlyStarbuck refuses to pledge Ahab his help

in chasing Moby Dick In spite of Ahab’staunts about Starbuck’s lack of courage, thefirst mate declares that Ahab’s anger at adumb animal is “madness.”

CHAPTER 5

For the first time, Ishmael hears the cry,

“There she blows!” He takes part in his firstwhale hunt, which turns out to be a near-

death experience when the Pequod

accidentally hits the whaleboat in a storm.Ishmael is fascinated to learn many factsabout whales as well as to participate inboth the kill and the processing of thewhale’s blubber He also marvels at his firstsight of a giant squid

CHAPTER 6

Against Ahab’s resistance to interruptingtheir hunt for Moby Dick, Starbuck insiststhat they stop to get wood from an island

to repair leaking oil barrels in the ship’shold After repairing the barrels, Queequegbecomes very ill and asks the ship’s

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carpenter to make him a watertight coffin

in the shape of a canoe When his fever

suddenly disappears, Queequeg decides to

use the coffin as a sea chest to store his

things The voyage continues Then one

day a lookout falls and drowns in the sea;

this is taken by many of the sailors to be a

bad omen Bad luck is further hinted at

when Fedallah predicts that both he and

Ahab will soon die

CHAPTER 7

Ishmael overhears a furious argument

between Ahab and Starbuck Again,

Starbuck begs Ahab to forsake his insane

obsession with Moby Dick, and again,

Ahab refuses Starbuck warns that “Ahab

should fear Ahab.” When St Elmo’s Fire

lights up the sky with a mysterious,

greenish glow, Ahab insists that it will

“light their way to the white whale.” Ahab

catches a flame on the tip of his harpoon

and then pinches it out, proclaiming that

he is thereby “blowing out the last of our

fears.” Ishmael is very uneasy about

whether or not Ahab can control the evil

force inside himself

CHAPTER 8

When Captain Gardiner of the Rachel

asks Ahab’s help in finding his son whohas been lost at sea, Ahab coldly refuses.Feeling the nearness of Moby Dick “in hisbones,” he finally spots the white whaleand awards the Spanish coin to himself

As the boats are lowered, Starbuck refuses

to join the hunt Ishmael is terrified whenMoby Dick attacks the whaleboat, tossing

them overboard Just in time, the Pequod

rescues the men, including Ahab, anddrives the huge whale away Ishmaelrealizes this is not the last they will see ofthe fearsome Moby Dick

CHAPTER 9

Another confrontation with Moby Dickoccurs the next day This time Ahab’s ivorypegleg is destroyed, and Fedallah, whoharpooned the white whale, cannot befound Again, Starbuck begs Ahab to

abandon the hunt before it costs all of them

their lives But Ahab is determined Threedays later the white whale again appears.This time Fedallah’s dead body can be seencaught in the tangled line of his harpoon

as it juts out of Moby Dick’s hump BothMoby Dick and Ahab have the same madglint in their eyes as the whale chargesAhab’s whaleboat Caught around the neck

by his own harpoon line, Ahab is draggeddown to the depths of the sea Fedallah’sprophecy has come true: Ahab’s firsthearse was indeed a rope

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CHAPTER 10

Now that Ahab is dead, Moby Dick

attacks the Pequod, ripping it to shreds, and

finally swims around the wreck until a giantwhirlpool is formed The ship is soonsucked down, disappearing into the sea.Now another of Fedallah’s prophecies hascome true: Ahab’s second hearse would be

“made of wood from America.” Treadingwater, Ishmael is the only man to survive.For two days he floats on top of Queequeg’s

watertight coffin Then the Rachel comes

by, still searching for Captain Gardiner’slost son, and instead rescues “anotherorphan of the sea,” Ishmael

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M OBY D ICK

ANSWER KEY

1 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 1

A.

B 1 grub 2 annoyed 3 cannibal 4 ivory

5 harpoon 6 dozed 7 landlord 8 tomb

9 iceberg 10 knapsack 11 tattoos

12 spears

2 PERSONALIZING THE STORY: C HAPTER 1

Answers will vary.

A 1 e 2 h 3 g 4 a 5 c 6 i 7 b

8 d 9 f

B A CROSS : 1 docked 4 sober 6 prow

7 seafaring 8 pulpit 9 homeland

D OWN : 2 congregation 3 gesture

Answers should approximate: 1 He already

knew that Queequeg was a gentle soul.

2 Stores were closed, and people were at

church 3 They had heard that Nantucket

was a fine seaport, and that it was famous

as a base for whaling ships 4 Captain

Ahab’s missing leg would show Ishmael

that whaling was a dangerous profession.

5 Their signatures showed their agreement

to sail on the Pequod The paper was a kind

of contract.

A.

B 1 gangplank 2 rigging 3 voyage

4 clasp 5 nature 6 stow, gear

7 doomed, mates 8 pilings

9 stump 10 bitter

7 CHARACTER STUDY: C HAPTER 3

A 1 Elijah 2 Starbuck 3 Stubb

4 Flask 5 Tashtego 6 Daggoo

B 1 African, lion hunter 2 scarred,

one-armed 3 Arab, prophet 4 kindly, first mate 5 New Englander, American Indian

6 one-legged, mysterious

A A CROSS : 2 spouts 3 oil 5 tow

7 scour 8 seasoned

D OWN : 1 quarterdeck 4 lookout

6 mast 7 swayed

B 1 scour 2 swayed 3 quarterdeck

4 tow 5 seasoned 6 mast 7 spouts

B 1 prow 2 hump 3 squid, suckers

4 pierce 5 scales, gills 6 foam

7 carcass 8 splendid 9 starboard

10 prey

11 DESCRIPTIVE WORDS: C HAPTER 5

A 1 chill 2 slick 3 inky 4 black

5 giant 6 freezing 7 strong 8 ivory

9 thick 10 butchered

B 1 valuable=precious 2 pitching=tossing

3 waterlogged=soaked 4 dangerous= hazardous 5 splendid=marvelous

12 RECALLING DETAILS: C HAPTER 5

A 1 head 2 ten 3 Two 4 suckers 5 arms

6 tentacled 7 chews 8 whales

B 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 F 6 T 7 F 8 T

A 1 rude 2 chart 3 gleam 4 calm

5 pilot 6 hearse 7 surface

8 carpenter 9 canoe 10 broth

B A CROSS : 2 rude 3 calm 6 carpenter

7 pilot 8 gleam 9 canoe

D OWN : 1 hearse 3 chart 4 surface

5 broth

14 POINT OF VIEW: C HAPTER 6

Answers should approximate: 1.a They looked forward to receiving letters and other news of home 1.b He wanted to ask the captain if they had seen Moby Dick 2.a He thought they should get wood from an island to repair the barrels 2.b He didn’t want to lose time by stopping to get wood His only interest was in hunting Moby Dick 3.a He refused at first, thinking it was more important for his sick friend to eat something 3.b He wanted to ask the

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A.

B 1 obey 2 glistening 3 douse 4 fury

5 eerie 6 capsizing 7 blaze 8 pistol

9 droop 10 retreat, lunged

16 SEQUENCE OF EVENTS: C HAPTER 7

1 11/glow 2 14/voyage 3 2/breath

4 13/mast 5 3/overhears 6 1/tears

7 16/control 8 7/afraid 9 10/typhoon

10 15/flames 11 8/fear 12 9/sleep

13 5/pistol 14 4/mocks 15 12/mercy

16 6/obeyed

A A CROSS : 3 victim 4 moist 8 oarlock

9 barnacles 10 lee

D OWN : 1 stubbornly 2 Ahoy

5 seaweed 6 churning 7 craft

B 1 e 2 h 3 f 4 c 5 d 6 g 7 b 8 a

18 COMPREHENSION CHECK: C HAPTER 8

A 1 Ahab 2 had 3 his son 4 time 5 cold

6 feel in his bones 7 sail on 8 standing up

B 1 swerved 2 hurled 3 thrust 4 rescue

5 fate 6 vow 7 sharks 8 plunged

9 erupting 10 prophecy, foretold

21 INFERENCE: C HAPTER 9

Answers should approximate: 1 The whale’s

hide was so thick and tough that the

harpoons bounced off harmlessly.

2 They had seen Fedallah harpoon the whale, so they realized he must have been towed underwater by the harpoon line 3 Fedallah had predicted that he would die before Ahab did 4 Sharks were waiting for the whale hunt to begin and bloody the water 5 The whale had lost a lot of blood and was growing weak and tired 6 Sometimes the whale grew very quiet just before he exploded from the water to ram the boat.

22 SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS: C HAPTER 9

1 gentle 2 damage 3 weak 4 loyal

5 snarled 6 sanity 7 peeked

8 cloudless 9 yelled 10 gushed

11 insignificant 12 endured

13 forgiveness 14 frigid

A 1 massive 2 spars 3 whirlpool

4 crackle 5 buckled 6 gash 7 hold

8 shroud

B A CROSS : 2 spars 5 gash 6 buckled

7 hold 8 crackle D OWN : 1 massive

2 shroud 3 summoning 4 whirlpool

24 SEQUENCE OF EVENTS: C HAPTER 10

1 10/vast 2 4/rams 3 13/horizon

4 2/shipmates 5 11/bumps 6 3/target

7 14/spots 8 1/sinks 9 7/circles

10 12/floats 11 6/floods 12 8/hearse

13 5/timbers 14 9/dives

25 BOOK SEQUENCE

1 6/mend 2 2/shrunken 3 12/tooth

4 5/squid 5 1/adventure 6 9/rope

FINAL EXAM, Part 2

Answers should approximate: 1 The whaleboat had just been hit by the Pequod; the men had had a narrow escape Starbuck meant that whaling was dangerous and could be deadly 2 They towed it back to the Pequod, cut off its blubber, and boiled the blubber down into oil 3 Starbuck meant the evil that Ahab saw in Moby Dick was really in himself Answers will vary 4 Accept any reasonable answers 5 He said that they already had enough oil to make the ship owners happy, and that the crew members missed their families.

6 Ahab’s bitterness and wish for revenge

is evil because it causes him to sacrifice many lives Starbuck’s arguments represent the forces of good and reason.

27–33 Answers will vary.

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action what happens in a story; the

acts or events that take place

The war story was full of battle action.

author the writer of a book, story,

article, etc

Ernest Hemingway was an American author.

author’s purpose the author’s

specific goal or reason for writing

a certain book

In that novel, the author’s purpose was to

make readers laugh.

character a fictional person who

plays a part in a story or novel

Long John Silver is an important character

in Treasure Island.

classic excellent artwork, novel,

painting, symphony, etc that remains

popular over many years

Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead

has become an American classic

climax the outcome of the novel’s

main conflict

The capture of the criminal was the climax

of the detective story.

conflict The struggle between

characters or forces at the center of

the story

The conflict was resolved when the

suspect confessed.

description the parts of a story or

novel that tell about the appearance of

the setting or characters

His description of the Alps was

breathtaking.

dialogue words spoken by the

characters in a novel, story, or play

The dialogue in that comedy is very witty

and amusing.

effect in literature, an impression

created by the writer

Murder mysteries often create a suspenseful, chilling effect.

event a specific occurrence;

something that happens

A plane crash is the first event in that adventure novel.

fiction a literary work in which the

plot and characters are the products ofthe author’s imagination

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a popular work of fiction.

imagery figures of speech that help

the reader to visualize the characters

or setting; pictures in words

In Stephen Crane’s imagery, the color of blood suggests courage.

introduction a short reading that

presents and explains a novel;

sometimes the first part of a novel thatsets the scene

The introduction to Frankenstein is in the form of a letter.

mood the overall feeling or

atmosphere the author creates in astory or novel

The author’s skillful use of language created a dismal, hopeless mood.

moral the instructive point of a story

or novel; the lesson to be drawn by thereader

The moral of the story is to choose your friends carefully.

motive the driving force, either

internal or external, that makes acharacter do something

What was the character’s motive for lying?

S ADDLEBACK C LASSICS

LITERARY GLOSSARY

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narrator, narration the character

who tells the story in his or her own

words; the telling of a story’s events

Jim Hawkins is both the narrator of and a

character in Treasure Island.

novel a long form of fictional

literature with a complex plot

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is

one of the greatest American novels.

pace the speed at which a story or

novel develops and moves along

The pace of the rescue scene was very fast

and exciting.

passage a section of a written work;

may include just one line or several

paragraphs

My favorite passage described the

character’s childhood.

plot the chain of events in a story that

leads to its outcome

The war novel’s plot is packed with action.

point of view the mental position

from which a character sees the events

of the story unfold

The character’s great wealth influenced his

point of view about the poor.

quotation a passage quoted; the exact

words spoken by a character; the words

set off between quotation marks

“It was a season of hope It was a season

of despair,” is a famous quotation from

A Tale of Two Cities.

realism the author’s emphasis on

showing life as it really is, not

romanticized or idealized

Stephen Crane used great realism in

describing the sights and sounds of battle.

sequence the order in which story

events take place

To solve the crime, the detective must determine the exact sequence of events.

setting where and when a story

happens; the location and time

The setting of A Christmas Carol is London

in the mid-1800s.

style the special way a writer uses

language to express both literary formand his or her own life experience

Ernest Hemingway’s style is famous for his use of short sentences and easy-to-understand words.

symbol a person or thing that stands

for, or represents, something else

In Hawthorne’s famous novel, the scarlet letter is a symbol for adultery.

theme the central meaning of a story,

play, or novel; the main idea, the point

Ambition and revenge are common themes

in Shakespeare’s plays.

tone the feeling given by the author’s

voice; the attitude expressed by theauthor’s use of language

Is the tone of her dialogue humorous or formal?

voice the author’s unique way of

telling a story; a combination ofpersonality and use of literary tools;the quality that sets one writer apartfrom other writers

Mark Twain’s colorful voice is not hard

to recognize.

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NAME DATE

WORDS AND MEANINGS

A. Circle the hidden words They may go up,

down, across, backward, or diagonally

Check off each word as you find it

B. Write a word from the puzzle under the definition it matches

1 slang word for food 7 owner of property someone rents

2 bothered or irritated 8 grave or vault for the dead

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NAME DATE

PERSONALIZING THE STORY

Read the boldfaced lines from the story Then relate each story event to your

personal experience Write in complete sentences

1 There is something about the open seas that lifts my spirits when

I am feeling down.

Is there a special place you like to go when you feel bored or unhappy?

Is there an activity or person that always cheers you up? Explain what

you do to make yourself feel better at such times

2 I knew there was good money in the whaling trade.

Are you familiar with any trades or professions that “pay good money”?

What are they? How do you happen to know about them? How much

pay do you think is “good money”?

3 My dark mood was no way to begin an adventure.

Have you ever fallen into a bad mood—even when you’re doing somethingyou wanted to do? What did you do to cheer yourself up?

4 I saw a collection of whalers’ tools—harpoons, clubs, and spears.

Are you familiar with the range of tools used in any trade or profession?

Name the job and describe the tools used to do that kind of work

5 Queequeg was a giant of a man His skin was tattooed all over with designs.

Do you know a person who is very, very tall? Or someone who has many

tattoos? Give a description of one of these people, or describe an interestingtattoo you have seen

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NAME DATE

A. Write a letter to match each word with its definition

a controlled in drinking; not drunk

b platform where clergyman stands

to preach

c describes land with no trees or grass

d body motion that expresses anidea or feeling

e having to do with life at sea

f the forward part of a ship

g country in which you were born orhave lived a long time

h members of a particular church

i landed; brought a ship to shore

B. Use the clues to solve the crossword puzzle

ACROSS

1 When a ship _ at Queequeg’s

island, he tried to go aboard

4 “Better to sleep with a _ cannibal

than with a drunken Christian!”

6 The pulpit was built to look like

the _ of a ship

7 Queequeg’s tribe were a _ people

8 Father Mapple stood at his _ to

give the sermon

9 Queequeg left his _ to see the world

DOWN

2 The church _ was singing

3 Queequeg meant the slap to be a friendly _

5 Nantucket was a sandy, _ place

C G

B

P R

3

2

9

8 7

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NAME DATE

CAUSE AND EFFECT

A. Read the causes on the left Then write a letter to match each cause with

its effect on the right.

1 Queequeg raises his

tomahawk over his head

2 Ishmael and Queequeg spend

their first day together

3 Queequeg hides on board a

visiting ship

4 Queequeg is a huge man who

has very good aim

5 An icy wind starts to blow

6 Ishmael notices a great many

widows at the church service

7 Captain Peleg sees Queequeg

for the first time

8 Queequeg accurately harpoons

a small spot of tar

a No one gets in his way ormakes fun of him

b Ishmael and Queequeg slipinto a nearby church

c He’s not sure he wants to hire

a wild-looking pagan

d He sails all over the world

e They become fast friends

f Ishmael calls for the landlord

g Captain Peleg hires himimmediately

h He begins to worry about thedangers of whaling

B. Write T or F to show whether each statement below is true or false.

1 The fact that Queequeg was a tribal chief’s son was the cause of his

friendship with Ishmael

2 The fact that Father Mapple was a retired harpooner was the cause of

building his pulpit to look like a ship’s prow

3 Captain Ahab’s loss of a leg was the effect of a whale attack.

4 Queequeg’s inability to read or write English was the effect of making

an X where his name was supposed to go

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NAME DATE

INFERENCE

Think about the meaning of each boldfaced sentence Then answer the

questions in your own words Write in complete sentences

1 The landlord laughed when Queequeg shook the tomahawk as if he

meant to hit Ishmael.

How did he know that Queequeg intended no harm to Ishmael?

2 Because it was Sunday morning, there was little to do in town.

Think of two probable reasons why there wasn’t much going on on Sundays.

3 On Monday, Ishmael and Queequeg sailed to Nantucket, an island off

the coast of Massachusetts.

Neither Ishmael nor Queequeg had ever been to Nantucket before

What had they heard about it that made them want to go there?

4 When Ishmael said he wanted to find out about whaling, Peleg

asked if he had met Captain Ahab.

What was there about Ahab that would tell Ishmael something important

about whaling?

5 Queequeg made an X where his name was supposed to go, and Ishmael signed

his name right under Queequeg’s mark.

For what reason were Ishmael and Queequeg asked to sign their names? Whatkind of paper did they sign?

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NAME DATE

B. Use words from the puzzle to complete the sentences

1 Queequeg and I saw shadowy figures hurrying up the

2 There were sails to mend and to repair

3 It was a big job to get the ship ready for her

4 Elijah’s hand reached out to Ishmael’s shoulder

5 Starbuck seemed to have an even temper and a kind

6 Queequeg and Ishmael went below to claim their bunks and

their

7 “You’re sailing on a ship!” Elijah cried “Heavenhelp you, .”

8 Ishamel heard water splashing around the

9 Elijah shook the of his arm at Ishmael and Queequeg

10 Starbuck’s losses had not made him

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CHARACTER STUDY

A. Find the name in the box that correctly completes each sentence

Hint: You will not use all the names in the box.

Elijah Fedallah Captain Peleg Daggoo Flask

1 An odd-looking old fellow named _ was dressed

in the patched and ragged clothes of a sailor

2 _ had lost both a father and a brother to the sea

3 A jolly fellow named _ was often heard singing

as he went about his work

4 _ hated all whales, and he lived to kill them

5 _ belonged to a strong, fearless New England

tribe that hunted whales

6 _ had gained his skill with a harpoon by throwingspears as a lion hunter

7 _, the leader of the oarsmen, was the captain’s

own harpooner

8 Some said that _ had a kind of evil inside that

had poisoned him

B. Circle two words that describe each character

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A. Use the clues to complete the crossword puzzle

ACROSS

2 Ahab said he’d chase Moby Dick “until he

_ black blood and is gone forever.”

3 Starbuck said he hunted whales for their _,

not for revenge

5 The sailors would _ the whale’s body to

the ship before stripping its blubber

7 A shadow fell across Ishmael as he was

about to _ the deck

8 As _ sailors, most of the crew had many

years of experience

DOWN

1 Captain Ahab first appeared on the _

4 From high above the deck, the _ watched for whales

6 To get to the top of the _, the lookout had to climb the rigging

7 The wind _ the rigging when Ishmael was only halfway up

B. Use answers from the crossword puzzle to complete the sentences

1 You might a greasy frying pan with soap and a stiff brush

2 The tall building during the powerful earthquake

3 A ship’s _ is usually reserved for officers

4 If your car won’t move, you may have to call a _ truck

5 A pro football player has played many seasons

6 A ship’s is the tall pole that supports the sails

7 A jet of water from a crack in the hose

8 Ranger Jones works as a for forest fires

9 The chef uses olive _ in her famous salad dressing

3 2

8

7

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COMPREHENSION CHECK

Circle a letter to correctly complete each sentence

1 The first thing Ishmael noticed about Captain Ahab was that

a he was nodding and smiling c he was scouring the deck

b he was dressed all in black d he was angry at everyone

2 The long white scar on Ahab’s face

a looked like a lightning bolt c had not yet begun to heal

b resulted from a sword fight d was from years of harsh weather

3 The dark fire in Ahab’s eyes

a showed that he had a fever c made him look tired and sad

b made him look fierce and evil d was natural for a ship’s captain

4 Starbuck thought something was wrong when

a someone shouted, “There c Ahab asked him to climb

b Elijah shouted his grim warning d Ahab told him to gather the crew

5 After a dead whale was towed back to the ship,

a its blubber was stripped c Ahab would congratulate the crew

b the lookout called the signal d the whaleboats were lowered

6 Ahab offered a valuable gold coin to

a the man who killed the c every member of the Pequod’s

b the first man to sight a whale d the first man to sight the

white whale

7 Starbuck said that the white whale

a could only be hunted by men c had struck Ahab out of fear,

of true courage not hatred

b was far too dangerous to chase d was thousands of miles away

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B. Circle the word or words that correctly complete each sentence

1 Starbuck stood in the ( starboard / prow ), urging us to row harder

2 A whale’s great black ( hump / squid ) rose out of the water

3 The arms of the ( whale / squid ) were lined with ( suckers / gills )

4 To ( prow / pierce ) a whale’s tough hide, a harpoon tip must be sharp

5 A whale’s body looks like a fish without ( humps / scales ) or ( gills / foam )

6 The whale’s strong tail beats the water into ( foam / prey )

7 The whale’s huge ( carcass / hump ) was towed back to the Pequod.

8 It seemed a sorry end for such ( starboard / splendid ) animals!

9 To see the whale, Ishmael ran to the ( prow / starboard ) side of the ship

10 The squid uses its arms to capture its ( suckers / prey )

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DESCRIPTIVE WORDS

A. First unscramble the adjectives Then use the correctly spelled adjective

to complete the phrase

B. Underline the adjective in each phrase Then study the words in the box,

and choose a synonym (word that means the same) for that adjective.

Write it on the line Hint: You will not use all the words in the box.

tossing arid soaked inexpensive marvelous precious hazardous

1 a valuable kind of oil SYNONYM: _

2 the pitching boat SYNONYM: _

3 our waterlogged boat SYNONYM: _

4 a dangerous business SYNONYM: _

5 such splendid animals SYNONYM: _

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