MOBY DICK TEST ANSWER KEY LEVEL 7
1 a and c 12 1 shortly 2 making 3 thought
4 amazed 5 unexpected 6 wildly
2 1 b 2 d 3 a 4 a 5 c 6 a 7 b 8 d 7 taking 8 wrinkled
3 1, 4, 6 and 7 13 1 watch 2 hammocks 3 mutiny
4 voyage 5 wrecked 6 coiled
4 1 e 2 c 3 d 4 f 5 a 6 b
14 1 b 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 d 7 a 8 b
5 1 c 2 b 3 d
15 1 A great white squid.
6 1T 2F 3T 4F 5T 6T 2 (The light shining on) the whale’s blood.
3 An oven (where whale parts are cooked
7 1 d 2 f 3 h 4 i 5 e 6 j 7 c 8 a to become oil).
8 b 16 1 rowed into the distance
2 to the side
9 1 C 2 I 3 Q 4 C Q 3 (which was) called the Jungfrau
4 had run out of oil
10 1 Captain Peleg Captain Bildad bought the 5 managed to escape from
things that were needed for the ship.
2 The possibility of having an accident on 17 1 c 2 f 3 a 4 e 5 d 6 g
a whaling ship is smaller greater than on
a merchant ship. 18 a 6 b 5 c 2 d 4 e 7 f 1 g 3
3 The two captains say that Ahab is getting
worse better each day. 19 1 It was the beginning of the whaling season
4 Starbuck is a rigger first mate on the ship. on the equator.
2 In that part of the world, bright, hot weather
11 Starbuck brings with it terrible storms / terrible storms
a Nantucketer with it.
tall, thin, and handsome 3 All the men could be seen looking upward in
brave and wise that ghostly light.
4 But Ahab would not let Starbuck touch the
Stubb rigging or lift the anchors.
friendly and fearless
always had a pipe in his mouth 20 He thinks about shooting Ahab while he’s asleep
(to save the rest of the crew).
likes to whistle in the whaleboat
Flask 21 1 whose 2 that 3 into
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4 whale 5 wrong 6 been 7 few
short, strong, and red-faced
doesn’t care about the whales he hunts
22 1 d 2 e 3 b 4 a 5 c
trusted by his crew
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MOBY DICK TEST ANSWER KEY LEVEL 7
23 1 Ahab said that a whale was near and that he
could smell it. / Ahab said that a whale was
near. He could smell it.
2 Ahab asked the lookout what he saw.
3 Ahab said that none of them had seen the
white whale before he had.
4 Starbuck said (that) he couldn’t have seen
the ship yet.
5 Ahab asked if they’d lost any men.
24 1 slid 2 were lowered
3 rushed 4 managed
5 were attached 6 were being pulled
7 done 8 was
25 1 would 2 had been blowing
3 had appeared 4 were trying
5 is being hunted
26 1 no 2 yes 3 yes
27 1 such 2 so 3 so 4 so 5 such 6 such
28 1 had been trusting 2 had been broken
3 had been pulled 4 had been talking
5 had been killed
29 1 ominous 2 breach
3 superstitious 4 whirlpool
5 prey 6 pirate
30 1 superstitious 2 whirlpool
3 prey 4 breached
5 ominous 6 pirates
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