Moby Dick reading tests

MOBY DICK READING TESTS IES Pedro Floriani - Redondela 2011-12 English language and literature 1st Bach.

Reading Test: MOBY DICK

1ºBAC - A

FULL NAME: _______________________________________________ DATE: ______________ 1. What did Peter Coffin offer to Ishmael? Describe the moment when they met.

2. Who said: “What’s done is done. There’s no turning back now. – But this ship is doomed, doomed!” When did it happen? Why was it important?

3. How did Ishmael feel when he first met Queequeg? When and where did it happen?

4. What was Starbuck’s main objective on that voyage? Why?

5. What was Captain Ahab’s peg leg made of?

6. What’s the meaning of “There she blows!”?

7. “At this point, Ahab lost control and pulled a gun from the rack on the wall and pointed it at Starbuck” When and why did it happen?

8. What did Gardiner ask Ahab? What was Ahab’s reaction?

9. Who was Fedallah? What happened to him?

10. How did Ishmael manage to survive?

Reading Test: MOBY DICK

1ºBAC - B

FULL NAME: _______________________________________________ DATE: ______________

1. Who was the first crew member that Ishmael met? When did it happen? How did Ishmael feel?

2. Who said: “What’s done is done. There’s no turning back now. – But this ship is doomed, doomed!” When did it happen? Why was it important?

3. Who was Yojo? Why was it relevant in the decision of choosing a ship?

4. What was Starbuck’s main objective on that voyage? Why?

5. Briefly describe Captain Ahab.

6. Describe what happened with the gold coin.

7. What happened to the first whale they hunted?

8. Name two things which happened in the voyage that were considered to be a bad omen.

9. Who was Fedallah? What happened to him?

10. How did Ishmael manage to survive?