Chapter 38 - Dusk Quiz — Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

by Herman Melville

Comprehension Quiz: Chapter 38 - Dusk

Who is the speaker in Chapter 38 ("Dusk")?

What literary format does Melville use for Chapter 38?

What does Starbuck mean when he says his soul is "over-manned"?

What metaphor does Starbuck use to describe his bond to Ahab?

What does Starbuck describe as his "miserable office"?

What hope does Starbuck express about avoiding catastrophe?

What metaphor does Starbuck use for his exhausted spirit?

What interrupts Starbuck's meditation?

What does Starbuck call the white whale in relation to the crew?

In Starbuck's ship-as-life metaphor, what does the bow represent?

Where does Ahab brood in Starbuck's metaphor of the ship?

How does Starbuck characterize Ahab's relationship to authority?

What does Starbuck say about the "latent horror" he feels?

How does Chapter 38 conclude?

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