Across
- 1. The _____ whale is "far less liable" to sink after its death than other whales (358).
- 4. whaleman"?
- 7. 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. An "average _____" could be eight whales (350).
- 11. Which ship does the Pequod meet in chapter 81?
- 12. Melville defines this term: "to frighten excessively—to confound with fright. It is an old Saxon word" (382).
- 13. In chapter 85, Melville contemplates whether the "spoutings" of a whale are water or vapor (367).
Down
- 2. the action of darting the harpoon
- 3. Queequeg uses oil to _____ the bottom of the boat (365).
- 5. The ship mentioned in clue # chases after a _____, mistaking it for a sperm whale.
- 6. Who is the captain of the ship mentioned in clue #?
- 8. In chapter 82, who does Melville claim was the
- 9. "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?
- 10. Melville dedicates chapter 86 to a description of the sperm whale's _____.
- 11. In chapter 83, Melville defends the veracity of the biblical story of _____.
- 14. What does the captain mentioned in clue # borrow from the Pequod?