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Chapter 1 My Story Begins (24%)

Part I: Blank-filling Questions 12% .
Fill in the blanks with the BEST answers. (1% each)

1. The author of Moby Dick is (1)________________.

2. Ishmael is the (2) ________________ of his own story, “Moby Dick”.
3. He is a sailor who loves life on the (3)________________ and he wants to seek (4)________________ and
experiences as a whaler.
4. Ishmael went to (5)________________ (name of a whaling town) and looked for a (6)________________
at an inn.
5. The barman told Ishmael all rooms were full but he could share a room with another whaler,
(7)________________.
6. The man was huge and he had black (8)________________ all over his face and body.
7. The (9)________________ told Ishmael that the man was harmless and he was the best
(10)________________ on the ocean.
8. After they start talking, they quickly become good friends. he told Ishmael that he was from
(11)________________, in the Pacific Ocean.
9. Ishmael makes good friends with the man in spite of his strange (12) ________________.

Part II: Short & HOTS questions. 12%

1. What is the purpose of Ishmael going to the whaling town of Nantucket? (2%)
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2. Why do the other whalers on the Pequod look up to Queequeg? (2%)
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3. Life at sea is difficult. What do you think are the possible dangers of life at sea that the whalers have to face?
Name at least two (4%)
(I) ______________________________________________________________________________
(II) ______________________________________________________________________________
4. “He took half of me. Now I‟m half man. And he will pay for this!” What do you understand by this? (2%)
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5. Why do you think Captain Ahab doesn‟t sleep often? (2%)
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Chapter 2 We Find Our Ship (24%)

Part I: Blank-filling Questions 9% .
Fill in the blanks with the BEST answers. (1% each)

1. ________________ is the first mate on the whaling ship Ishmael goes for.

2. On the day Queequeg meets Starbuck and the crew,

he is able to harpoon a ________________ from a great distance which impresses everyone.
3. Queequeg correctly predicts that Ishmael will find a whaling ship and they will sail together all around the
world. This shows us that he has the ________________ to predict the future.
4. Ishmael meets some other whalers from different ________________ on the Pequod.
5. Ishmael learns about the mysterious Captain Ahab, has lost his leg in an encounter with a ______________
on his last voyage.
6. ________________, an old man they encounter at the inn, warns Ishmael and Queequeg that Captain Ahab
is a ________________ and has some mysterious helpers.
7. The Pequod departs on ________________ morning.
8. They have never met “him” but hear “him” walking up and down in the ship every night.
Who is “him”? ________________

Part II: Short & HOTS questions. 15%

1. When Ishmael wants to sign up to work on the Pequod, Starbuck tells him that whaling is a difficult and
dangerous life. (i) 1% (ii) 3%
(i) What does this tell you about the character trait of Starbuck?
______________________________________________________________________________
(ii) Why does he tell Ishmael about the potential dangers as a whaler?
______________________________________________________________________________
2. Give two reasons why do you think the men on the Pequod laugh at Queequeg. (4%)
(I) ______________________________________________________________________________
(II) _____________________________________________________________________________

3. What does Queequeg demonstrate to impress the other crew members on the Pequod? (2%)
____________________________________________________________________________________

4. What is the name of the whaler who always laughs and tells them funny stories? (1%)
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5. Starbuck told Captain Ahab that the other men could not sleep because of the noise he made when he paced
up and down. But Captain Ahab was not bothered. “I won’t. I can’t sleep, so my men won’t sleep. They
can think of dead whales in their sleep.”
What does this tell you about the character traits of Captain Ahab? (2%)
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6. Why do you think Starbuck tells Ishmael that a huge whale took one of Captain Ahab‟s legs? (2%)
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Chapter 3 Captain Ahab’s Story (21%)

Part I: Blank-filling Questions 13% .
Fill in the blanks with the BEST answers. (1% each)
1. One day after (1)________________ weeks, Captain Ahab came up on the desk.
2. Ahab has only one leg and he now wears a white (2)________________ substitute leg.
3. He has a hard and wrinkled face with an ugly white (3)________________ runs down from the top of his
head.
4. Ahab said he would give the (4)________________ to the first person who saw a white whale. According
to him, the white whale is the biggest whale in the oceans.
5. Queequeg told Ishmael that Moby Dick was a huge, strong “(5)________________”. He said that he had
harpooned it before but it escaped.
6. Starbuck reminds Captain Ahab that as a whaler, he is not afraid of dangerous work but he kills whales for
their (6)________________ and money, but not for (7)________________.
7. Ahab wanted Moby Dick to pay for his lost leg.
He would be (8)________________ only when he killed it. He could not accept his (9)________________
as an accident.
8. Ahab is convinced that Moby Dick is an (10)________________ and he can only be free when he kills the
whale.
9. Captain Ahab had changed the ship‟s (11)________________ to find and kill Moby Dick.
10. (12)________________ is the little cook boy who helps the cook. He was a young Black American boy
who is (13)________________ years old.

Part II: Short & HOTS questions. 8%

1. He told Ishmael that he could hear five or six men below them but Ishmael could not hear anything.
Ishmael said he was imagining things and then the little boy walked away angrily. Who are the mysterious
five or six men mentioned here? (2%)
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2. What is the objective of Captain Ahab for offering the crew on the Pequod some gold? (3%)
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3. Why was Starbuck unhappy with Ahab‟s decision to hunt for Moby Dick? (3%)
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Chapter 4 Our First Whale (12%)

Part I: Blank-filling Questions 8% .
Fill in the blanks with the BEST answers. (1% each)

1. A ________________ saw a whale from the top of the ship and shouted.
2. Captain Ahab immediately ordered his men to lower the ________________.
3. Suddenly five private harpooners came up the deck and stood by Captain Ahab. They had long _________
and wore only wide ________________.
4. One of them, _______________ - the men‟s leader, had only one tooth and he had a strange white hat.
These were the „devils‟ that Pip heard the previous night.
5. Ishmael, Queequeg, Pip and Stubb were in ________________‟s boat. Everyone was excited because they
were thinking of oil, money and gold.
6. The clouds were dark. The first mate wanted to kill the whale before it rained. Suddenly, the whale came out
of water from under their boat. The men surrounded it to harpoon it. But there was a ________________.
It rained heavily and the wind was strong. Their sail were blown away and soon the boat was full of water.
After that, the whale swam away.
7. After many hours, the ________________ came but the crew on it could not see them as it was too dark.
8. Stubb shouted that the whaling ship was going to hit them and they all jumped into the ocean, shouting for
________________.
9. The men on the ship heard them so they lowered the ______________ and helped them onto the ship.
They saw all the other men and Captain Ahab‟s private harpooners already there on the ship.

Part II: Short & HOTS questions. 4%

1. In Chapter 4, who saw a whale from the top of the ship? (1%)
____________________________________________________________________________________
2. Who were the five men who came up from below deck and stood beside Captain Ahab? Why did Ahab hire
them? (3%)
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Chapter 5 – The Albatross and The Samuel Enderby

Part I: Blank-filling Questions 13% .
Fill in the blanks with the BEST answers. (1% )

1. After the first night, the whalers killed many whales. They cut large squares
of ______________ quickly from the dead whales.
2. After that, the whalers cooked it and put the oil in different ______________. The oil was later sold for
money.
3. Whenever other ships passed, Captain Ahab did not ask how they were or offer any help, he only asked if
they saw ______________.
4. One day, the Pequod comes upon the _________________ (name of a ship). It is on its voyage home after
spending ______________ years on the sea.
5. Looking at the crew of the Albatross reminds ________________ of how much he misses his own family.
Starbuck said his wife, ______________ and their son waited for him at the beach every day. He wonders if
Captain Ahab has forgotten that he too has a family at home.
6. One day, the crew met the Samuel Enderby. Its captain, Captain ______________ came aboard the Pequod.

7. Captain Ahab learnt that Moby Dick took one of Captain Boomer‟s ______________ and then Ahab
invites Boomer to join him in his ______________ to hunt and kill the white whale.
8. However, Captain Boomer was not ______________. He declines the offer and this makes Ahab angry.
9. Captain Boomer was grateful to be ______________. He said he would leave Moby Dick alone as his
______________ was more important if compared to hunting Moby Dick.
10. Captain Ahab called Captain Boomer a ______________ and ordered him to leave his ship.
11. Captain Boomer told Ahab that he hoped he would never find Moby Dick for the sake of Captain Ahab and
his crew‟s ______________.

Part II: Short & HOTS questions. 6%

1. Why cutting fat from the dead whales is considered a difficult and dangerous job? (2%)
__________________________________________________________________________________
2. “One arm is better than no arms or legs! I want my life! I think I’ll leave Moby Dick in the ocean.”
“Get off my ship! You’re afraid! I’m not afraid. I’ll find Moby Dick! I’ll look him in the eye and I’ll
kill him!”
Who are the two men involved in this conversation? (1%)
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3. From time to time during their voyage, the Pequod encounters other whaling vessels. What are the names
of the whaling ships the Pequod meets? (1%)
___________________________________________________________________________________
4. What does Captain Ahab ask the other captains when he passes their ships? (2%)
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Chapter 6 Moby Dick

Captain Ahab revenge night Moby Dick

Starbuck water white two

Fedallah maps lives day

1. Captain Ahab did not sleep very often. He studied his _________ to find Moby Dick and discussed it with
_________________.
2. Fedallah watched for whales at _________________ and slept in the _________________.
3. One night, _________________ saw Captain Ahab asleep at his table with the maps around him with the
light on. He said quietly that Captain Ahab was going to kill all the men just to take _________________
on Moby Dick.
4. Suddenly, Fedallah shouted that he saw _________________ and Ishmael woke everyone up.
5. Moby Dick could be seen at night because it was _____________.
6. Captain Ahab ordered the men to follow the whale fast but it quickly swam under _________________ and
disappeared when they went after it.
7. The white whale came again the next _________________ nights at the same time. On the third day,
Captain Ahab said that the white whale wanted him to follow it. Ishmael was afraid because they had to stay
with _________________ will the end and their _________________ were now in his hands.

HOTS Question (Chapter 6)

1. (a) What was Fedallah doing every night?

_____________________________________________________.

(b) Could he see what he was looking for at night? Give a reason for your answer.
____________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________.

2. (a) Was Starbuck angry with Captain Ahab? (b) If so, why?
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Chapter 7 Pip’s Story

Tashtego Starbuck Stubb Captain Ahab Pip
boat insane whale God rope

1. The men lost Moby Dick so they looked for other whales. One of Stubb‟s men broke his arm and
_________________ had to replace him.
2. On their second trip, Tashtego‟s harpoon hit a whale behind its eye. It was angry and hit their
_________________.
3. Pip jumped up and out of the boat. The harpoon rope caught Pip and the _________________ pulled him
along.
4. Starbuck ordered _______________ to cut the_______________. The whale swam away after Tashtego
had cut it. Then the men pulled Pip into the boat and warned him not to jump out the boat again.
5. On the third trip, a whale hit the boat. Pip was frightened and he jumped out again. This time
_________________ left him and went after the whale.
6. Pip was alone in the icy cold water for so long and he became _________________.
7. Stubb sent the Pequod to help Pip after getting the whale. As Pip climbed the rope, _________________
pulled him up. Pip thought of him as God helping him and called Captain Ahab, “_________”.
8. Since that day, Pip followed Captain Ahab everywhere. One day, _________________ told Pip angrily that
Captain Ahab was not God and he should stop following him everywhere and calling him “God”.

After Pip fell into ocean and was saved, he and Captain Ahab changed. State the changes to show how
they became different.
(a) Pip (b) Captain Ahab
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Chapter 8 Queequeg’s Coffin

Queequeg hot gun fever friend
Moby Dick money grateful cold coffin
Ishmael harpoon heavy body barrels

1. Some days later, Starbuck told Captain Ahab that some oil _________________ were leaking and they
were losing oil.
2. Starbuck wanted Captain Ahab to stop the ship to change the leaking barrels but Ahab refused to stop as
he didn‟t want to lose a day looking for _________________.
3. Starbuck explained that they all needed the ______________ from the oil to support their families. He
then asked Captain Ahab what he was going to do to them. Captain Ahab took out his
_________________ and shouted that he wouldn‟t stop.
4. But later, Captain Ahab respected what Starbuck said and ordered the men to stop the ship and change
the leaking oil barrels. Starbuck felt _________________and happy.
5. The whalers worked day and night. There was oil everywhere and it was very hot below deck. The
barrels were very ____________ and only the strongest men could move them. _____________ was
strong and did most of the work.
6. After three days, they finished the work but some men were sick. Quequeg slept outside because it was
very ____________ below but it was very ___________ outside.
7. Queequeg was very sick the next morning. He caught the chill and had a bad ________________. He
couldn‟t see and speak. _________________ looked after him.
8. After two days, Queequeg said he was going to die and told the men to make a _________________
for him. He did not want them to throw his _______________ into the ocean.
9. After they made it, Queequeg told them to put his _________________, some food and water in it.
Then Queequeg wanted to try sleeping in the coffin so the men put him in it and covered it.
10. Everyone was sad because Queequeg was a good man and the best whaler on the ocean. Ishmael cried
as he would lose a good _________________.

1. (a) What did Starbuck do when he saw the leaking barrels of oil?
____________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________.
(b) Did Captain Ahab listen to Starbuck? Give a reason of your answer.
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2. (a) According to Starbuck, why did he and the other crew work on the ship?
____________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________.

(b) Why did Captain Ahab point his gun at Starbuck and shout?
____________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________.

Part B Literature – Moby Dick Chapter One to 30%

Fill in the blanks with the BEST answers. (ONE WORD only) (2 marks each)
1. After the whalers had killed the whale, they cut large squares of ____________ quickly from it.
2. Captain Boomer is the captain from the ____________.
3. Captain Boomer tells Captain Ahab that he loses his ____________ to the white whale and he doesn’t
want to find Moby Dick because he wants to stay alive.
4. Captain Ahab only listens to ____________ because some whalers say he can see the future.
5. When they are trying to kill a whale, the whale hits the boat and Pip jumps out of the boat. Starbuck
orders Tashtego to cut the ____________ to save him.
6. After many hours in the ocean, Pip became ____________.
7. Pip is very thankful to Captain Ahab and sees him as ____________. He follows Captain Ahab
everywhere he goes.
8. Starbuck runs to Captain Ahab to tell him that the ____________ are leaking and they are losing oil.
9. Captain Ahab takes out his ____________ and points it to Starbuck. He says, “Oil is not my God! We
will not stop!”
10. The next morning, Queequeg is very sick. He tells the other men to make him a ____________ and says
he is going to die.
11. “Put my ____________, some food and water in the coffin. Then please put me in it too. I want to try
sleeping in it.” said Queequeg.

HOTS Questions (4 marks each)

12. (a) What did Starbuck tell Captain Ahab when he noticed some oil barrels leaking?
____________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________.
(b) How did Ahab react for that?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
13. (a) How did Captain Boomer respond when Captain Ahab asked him to kill the “white devil”?
____________________________________________________________________________________
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(b) How did Captain Ahab react on his answer?

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(Unified Test Year 2019) Part D: Literature: “Moby Dick” 15%

Fill in the blanks with ONE appropriate word only. (2 marks each)
1. _______________, the narrator of his own story, “Moby Dick”, is a sailor who loves life on the ocean.
2. The narrator of the story went to the town of ______________ because the first American whalers sailed
from there.
3. Captain __________________ had only one leg because a huge whale bit his other leg.
4. Some ________________ was offered as an incentive to the first person who could see Moby Dick.
5. The Pequod comes upon the _____________. It is on its voyage home after spending four years at sea.
6. _______________ demonstrates his excellent whaling skills and impresses the other crew members by
throwing the harpoon.
7. If you were a whaler and you met Captain Ahab for the first time on board, how would you feel? What is
your first impression of the captain? (3 marks) (Write the answer in COMPLETE sentences)
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(Unified Test Year 2018) Part D: Literature “Moby Dick” 15%

Part I Fill in the blanks with ONE appropriate word. (2 marks each)
1. Ishmael, the narrator of his own story “Moby Dick”, is a sailor who loves life on the ___________.
2. ___________ was a huge man with black lines all over his face and body.
3. Captain Ahab had only one leg because a huge ___________ bit his other leg.
4. On the way walking towards the Pequod, Ishmael and Queequeg met an old man, Elijah, who had worked
with Captain Ahab before and warned them that he was the „___________‟.
5. Captain Ahab offered some ___________ as an incentive to the first person who could see Moby Dick.
6. Whalers are often ready with a/an ___________ to toss at whales.

Part II HOTS Question (3marks) Answer in complete sentence.

7. Why do you think Starbuck told Ishmael that a huge whale took one of Captain Ahab‟s legs?
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