Moby Dick

Front 1

the narrator of the story who ships out on the Pequod as a simple seaman

Back 1

Ishmael

Front 2

the one legged captain of the Pequod who is consumed by the quest to kill Moby Dick, the great white whale who maimed him

Back 2

Ahab

Front 3

chief mate 2nd in command

Back 3

Starbuck

Front 4

second mate 3rd in command

Back 4

Stubb

Front 5

third mate 4th in command

Back 5

Flask

Front 6

Starbuck's harpooner who develops a close relationship with Ishmael

Back 6

Queequeg

Front 7

Stubb's harpooner an American Indian

Back 7

Tashtego

Front 8

Flask's harpooner of African descent

Back 8

Daggoo

Front 9

Ahab's personal Chinese harpooner

Back 9

Fedallah

Front 10

co-owners of the Pequod

Back 10

Peleg and Bildad

Front 11

a former harpooner turned minister who preaches in the Whaleman's Chapel in Nantucket

Back 11

Father Mapple

Front 12

a strange man who predicts the doom of the Pequod

Back 12

Elijah

Front 13

the Negro captain boy who goes crazy after being temporarily abandoned at sea

Back 13

Pip

Front 14

the Pequod's blacksmith whose life has been ruined by alcohol consumption

Back 14

Perth

Front 15

What is Ishmael's motivation for going to sea?

Back 15

see the watery part of the world

Front 16

What are Queequeg's dominant features

Back 16

big, tattoos all over, black curly hair, looks like a sumo wrestler

Front 17

What possessions does Queequeg have

Back 17

a big smoking pipe and a troll statue

Front 18

What is Queequeg's request of Ishmael regarding the next voyage

Back 18

wanted him to go on a small ship until he told him that he was a teacher then go on a big ship

Front 19

Why are Bildad and Peleg reluctant to hire Ishmael

Back 19

he does not have experience

Front 20

what convinces Bildad and Peleg to hire Ishmael on

Back 20

Queequeg shows them what he can do

Front 21

What specifically does Elijah foreworn about the Pequod

Back 21

prophesy kill all but one man

Front 22

Describe the Whaleman's Chapel

Back 22

outside is purple with white windows inside has a big ship from which the preacher preaches

Front 23

What was Father Mapple's Sermon about

Back 23

Jonah disobeying God because it was too hard God is everywhere so there Is no hope of escaping him Jonah being swallowed then praising God and coming onto dry land

Front 24

What was the point of the sermon

Back 24

talk about the whale and the dangerous times at sea

Front 25

why are the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd mates initially critical of Ishmael

Back 25

he has no experience so he is not good for anything

Front 26

What is Stubb's motto in life

Back 26

whether things are good or bad just laugh at them

Front 27

How does the crew christen Ishmael as a rookie

Back 27

puts liquor on his wounds then makes him drink it

Front 28

What interrupts the christening party

Back 28

the sound of Ahab's leg

Front 29

The following morning, what task is Ishmael asked to perform

Back 29

morning lookout

Front 30

Who are the Chinese stowaways

Back 30

people that come onto the ship with Ahab with the sole purpose to kill Moby Dick

Front 31

Why is Captain Ahab nervous before he addresses the crew

Back 31

he has not seen people for a while

Front 32

Describe Captain Ahab

Back 32

Has marks on his face and has vengeance, whit old hair, one legged

Front 33

What is Ahab's motive for this voyage

Back 33

get the whale Moby Dick

Front 34

Why does Ahab's vengeance run so deep

Back 34

Moby Dick took off his leg

Front 35

Which one of the crew members disagrees with Ahab's quest to pursue Moby Dick

Back 35

Starbuck

Front 36

What is the oath that Ahab gets the crew to swear

Back 36

death to Moby Dick

Front 37

Contrast the thoughts about getting revenge on Moby Dick by Ahab and Starbuck

Back 37

Ahab wants to get revenge but Starbuck wants to kill whales but not be killed by them

Front 38

When the lookout finally spots whales the whole crew is excited except for one and why not

Back 38

Ahab because not Moby Dick

Front 39

Which harpooner gets the first whale

Back 39

Fedellah stabs it first then Queequeg

Front 40

Why are the other members not concerned with Ishmael almost drowning

Back 40

he is new and does not realize that it is just part of whaling

Front 41

What is characteristic of 3rd mate

Back 41

mad and grumpy

Front 42

Why are the other crew members peeved at the Chinese group

Back 42

they are not working lazy

Front 43

why does Ahab defend their laziness

Back 43

they are there only to kill Moby Dick

Front 44

What was the captain of the other ship experience with Moby Dick

Back 44

lost his arm

Front 45

Why does Ahab not let them board the other ship

Back 45

does not want to kill Moby Dick

Front 46

Because they do not board the other ship get drunk who dies

Back 46

Perth

Front 47

Describe Moby Dick

Back 47

Giant and white whale, as white as the fog, kind of looks like a ghost

Front 48

when they lose Moby Dick what happens to Ahab

Back 48

part of his stub breaks off

Front 49

After Pip is rescued from being thrown over board why is he crazy

Back 49

he was attacked by a shark

Front 50

What was the content of Fedallah's dream

Back 50

Ahab's death

Front 51

Which crew member subtly nudges Ahab on in his futile quest to find and kill Moby Dick

Back 51

Stubb

Front 52

Each time Starbuck suggests that the Pequod turn back, what is Ahab's response

Back 52

he's out there Starbuck, drive on

Front 53

In the North Pacific what other obstacle do they encounter

Back 53

ice

Front 54

How does the Pequod's crew extract the ship form the ice

Back 54

exploded/ blew up stuff on the ship

Front 55

What is suggested in the fact that Pip and Ahab now get along

Back 55

Ahab is also crazy

Front 56

What has been the ship's Rachel's experience with Moby Dick

Back 56

lost a whale boat with the captain's son on it

Front 57

What does the captain of the Rachel request of Ahab and how does he respond

Back 57

to help him find his son he says not me and the whale he refuses to help

Front 58

Because Ahab refuses to help the Rachel which harpooner quits and goes into a trance

Back 58

Queequeg

Front 59

Starbuck then confronts Ahab and threatens him with a musket. Starbuck then suggests that Ahab should not be afraid of Starbuck, but that he should be afraid of?

Back 59

Ahab

Front 60

What is Queequeg's request because of his black magic

Back 60

set him adrift in a canoe

Front 61

What does Queequeg do with his idol

Back 61

he burns it

Front 62

Which officer suggests a mutiny

Back 62

Starbuck

Front 63

Does Starbuck recruit any followers with his mutiny speech

Back 63

Kind of talks to Stubb about it and sort of convinces him but not really

Front 64

What is it that brings Queequeg back into Ahab's favor

Back 64

A powerful green light on the sword/ harpooner happens when there is a lot of electricity in the air overseas from charged pointed objects

Front 65

Ironically, what is Queequeg's coffin used for at the end

Back 65

life boat/ buoy

Front 66

In a fit of anger what instrument does Ahab break

Back 66

a sexton like binoculars

Front 67

Starbuck makes a feeble attempt to kill Ahab why can't he do it

Back 67

Ahab starts crying then hugs Starbuck and makes him look at him and then he tries to kill him but he starts crying and then they spot Moby Dick

Front 68

When Moby Dick is spotted, who harpoons him first

Back 68

Fedellah

Front 69

What happens to that harpooner then

Back 69

Moby Dick attacks him and he dies

Front 70

What happens to Ahab when he harpoons him

Back 70

he goes underwater, gets tangled up and a harpooning tool kills him

Front 71

How does Moby Dick kill all the whale men

Back 71

He throws them overboard with his tail and the boats break

Front 72

What does Moby Dick do to the Pequod

Back 72

it ends up catching on fire then sinks and burns

Front 73

Who is the only survivor

Back 73

Ishmael