Chapter 15 - Chowder Quiz — Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Who recommended the Try Pots inn to Ishmael and Queequeg?

• Captain Peleg
• Peter Coffin
• Father Mapple
• Hosea Hussey

What question does Mrs. Hussey repeatedly ask?

• "Room for one or two?"
• "Clam or Cod?"
• "Beer or wine?"
• "Staying or leaving?"

What does the inn sign at the Try Pots remind Ishmael of?

• A whale's tail
• A gallows
• A church steeple
• A lighthouse

What is the main ingredient in the clam chowder at the Try Pots?

• Large oysters and cream
• Small juicy clams with ship biscuits and salted pork
• Fish stock with potatoes
• Whale meat and vegetables

Why does Mrs. Hussey confiscate Queequeg's harpoon?

• She wants to sell it
• A previous boarder named Stiggs was found dead with his own harpoon
• It is too large for the room
• Harpoons are illegal in Nantucket

Why does the milk at the Try Pots taste fishy?

• Mrs. Hussey adds fish oil to it
• The cow feeds on fish remnants along the beach
• It is stored in fish barrels
• The water supply is contaminated by the harbor

What biblical reference does Ishmael make when seeing the black pots?

• The Garden of Eden
• Tophet
• The Red Sea
• Golgotha

What is the name of the schooner that brings Ishmael and Queequeg to Nantucket?

• The Pequod
• The Moss
• The Rachel
• The Jeroboam

Ishmael and Queequeg meet Hosea Hussey at the Try Pots inn.

Ishmael orders both clam and cod chowder during the same supper.

What does "prodigious" mean as used in: "a pair of prodigious black pots"?

• Beautiful and ornate
• Remarkably great in size
• Ancient and rusted
• Lightweight and portable

What does "oblique" mean in: "throwing out oblique hints touching Tophet"?

• Obvious and direct
• Indirect and not straightforward
• Loud and forceful
• Friendly and welcoming

What does "repast" mean in: "the relics of a recently concluded repast"?

• A religious ceremony
• A meal
• A business transaction
• A heated argument