Chapters 81-88

1. "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?
6. In chapter 82, who does Melville claim was the "first whaleman"?
7. Queequeg uses oil to _____ the bottom of the boat (365).
9. The ship mentioned in clue # chases after a _____, mistaking it for a sperm whale.
10. In chapter 85, Melville contemplates whether the "spoutings" of a whale are water or vapor (367).
12. Who is the captain of the ship mentioned in clue #?
13. What does the captain mentioned in clue # borrow from the Pequod?
14. Melville dedicates chapter 86 to a description of the sperm whale's _____.
15. Melville defines this term: "to frighten excessively—to confound with fright. It is an old Saxon word" (382).

2. The _____ whale is "far less liable" to sink after its death than other whales (358).
3. 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.
4. Which ship does the Pequod meet in chapter 81?
5. In chapter 83, Melville defends the veracity of the biblical story of _____.
6. An "average _____" could be eight whales (350).
8. Chapter 82 is titled "The _____ and Glory of Whaling."
11. the action of darting the harpoon