Chapters 81-88

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Across
  1. 2. An "average _____" could be eight whales (350).
  2. 5. In chapter 85, Melville contemplates whether the "spoutings" of a whale are water or vapor (367).
  3. 8. the action of darting the harpoon
  4. 11. The _____ whale is "far less liable" to sink after its death than other whales (358).
  5. 12. Which ship does the Pequod meet in chapter 81?
  6. 13. Melville defines this term: "to frighten excessively—to confound with fright. It is an old Saxon word" (382).
  7. 14. Chapter 82 is titled "The _____ and Glory of Whaling."
  8. 15. Melville dedicates chapter 86 to a description of the sperm whale's _____.
Down
  1. 1. In chapter 83, Melville defends the veracity of the biblical story of _____.
  2. 3. Who is the captain of the ship mentioned in clue #?
  3. 4. "Two thick squares of wood of equal size are stoutly clenched together, so that they cross each other's grain at right angles; a line of considerable length is then attached to the middle of this block, and the other end of the line being looped, it can in a moment be fastened to a harpoon" (384). What is Melville describing?
  4. 6. In chapter 82, who does Melville claim was the "first whaleman"?
  5. 7. The ship mentioned in clue # chases after a _____, mistaking it for a sperm whale.
  6. 9. What does the captain mentioned in clue # borrow from the Pequod?
  7. 10. In chapter 88, Melville comments, "They are comparatively delicate, indeed; I dare say, not to exceed half a dozen yards round the waist. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied, that upon the whole they are hereditarily entitled to en bon point" (390). "They" refers to _____ whales.
  8. 13. Queequeg uses oil to _____ the bottom of the boat (365).