Moby Dick (chapters 1-40)

to the sea

where does ishmael do whenever he finds himself "growing grim in the mouth?"

to shoot oneself

what does "substitute for pistol and ball" mean?

powerful

how did Greeks perceive the sea?

holy

how did Persians perceive the sea?

drowns in his own reflection

how does Narcissus die?

sea sickness, no sleep, does not enjoy it

why does ishmael never go to sea as a passenger?

he is bored, he heard about a portent monster, so he is basically searching for Moby dick

what are ishmael's motives for going whaling?

too expensive

why does ishmael not stay in the swordfish inn?

Peter Coffin

who owns the spouter inn?

whale jumping over a boat

what painting is hanging in the spouter inn?

jonah

who is tending the bar?

selling shrunken heads

where is ishmael's roommate in the beginning?

a bench

where is ishmael going to sleep before deciding to share the bed?

Queequeg

who is ishmael's bedmate

he is tattooed head to toe

Queequeg looks odd because...

worships it

what does queequeg do with his albony idol?

his pipe and tomahawk

what does queequeg take to bed with him?

harpoon

what does queequeg shave with?

he sees the good humor in it

After getting almost attacked by Queequeg why does ishmael not hold a grudge against peter coffin?

memorialize people who are lost at sea

what is the purpose of the marble tablets?

Queequeg

who sits near ishmael in the chapel?

harpooner

Father maple's previous occupation?

the ladder on the ship to search for whales

pulpit

climb

how do you get to it

Jonah

who is subject of the sermon that father maple gives?

willful disobedience

what was Jonah's sin?

he was swallowed by a whale

what happens to Jonah at sea?

tells his life story

how does ishmael fulfill his gospel duty?

pipe

What do queequeg and ishmael share

he will die for him

what does queequeg pledge to ishmael

a shrunken head

what gift does queequeg give ishmael

worships his idol with him

how does ishmael show his friendship to queequeg

Kokovoko

where queequeg is from

to bring christianity back to his land

why did queequeg leave his land?

carries it

what does queequeg do with the wheelbarrow that is odd?

nantucket

where do they go to get on a boat?

a bumpkin

who insults queequeg?

the bumpkin

who does queequeg save from drowning

yojo

what is the name of queequeg's idol

let ishmael pick the boat they will sail on

what did the god tell queequeg?

an extinct native tribe

what is the Pequod named after?

whale bones

what is the ships winches and chillers made of?

peleg and bildad

who owns the pequod?

he smashes it because queequeg was not answering and was worried he killed himself, but when he opened the door queequeg was squatting with yojo on his head

what happens when ishmael smashed the door?

harmful

what is wrong with queequeg's religion in ishmael's eyes?

his skill with a harpoon

why does bidad and pelage sign queequeg?

the profit a sailor makes

lay

old gross sailor, he is king ahab's enemy

what does Elijah's name signify?

captain ahab

Old thunder

the three days he was "laying dead"

what is vague about ahab's past?

apprehensive

what effect does elijah have on ishmael?

helps all the sailors on the boat

why is aunt charity her name?

no

is ishmael able to find shadowy figure on the boat?

fat people

what is the furniture in queequeg's land?

peleg and bildad

who gets the ship out of the harbor

Starbuck

Chief mate, nantucket, quaker decent, tall, earnest man, pure and tight skin, Egyptian, superstition, brave. "i'll have no man in my boat who is not afraid of the whale"

Stubb

second mate, cape cod, happy go lucky, calm and collected in high intensity situations, good humor, loquacious (talks a lots), comfortable with death, looney guy on boat, always have pipe in mouth

Flask

third mate, tisbury, short, stout, ruddy, young, loves whales, honorable, fearless, King Post, mean (think of alcohol), short guy syndrome, always want to fight

Queequeg

squire and harpooner, Kokovoko, one of the main characters, believes in yojo, weird that he and starbuck work together

Tashtego

harpooner of the second mate, gay head, brawn, indian

Daggoo

harpooner of flask, nantucket, he was a black slave, lion like, golden hoops in his ears, six foot five

he cannot stand up to an enraged mighty man

what does starbuck fear?

giraffe

what animal is Daggoo compared to?

his misery and mystery

when ahab is standing there what sense does the audience get?

he smiles when the weather is nice

how is ahab like a green sprout?

the study of whales

cetology

sperm

largest whale

hierarchy is key, demands respect

traditions of the ranks?

proper and dull

captain and mates atmosphere?

rowdy and lots of food

harpooners atmosphere?

3

how many masts are kept?

a spanish coin

what does ahab nail to the post?

whoever gets moby dick

who will get the money?

emotional and angry

how does ahab get talking about his leg?

crossed harpoons

where does ahab place his ands to swear the oath?

death to moby dick

what is the oath?

Spanish, African, French, Portuguese

some nationalities of the sailors?