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Moby-Dick

Herman Melville

Type

Novel

Published

1851

Questions

3 with answers

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AP LiteratureCommon CoreIB Language & Literature

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Who is the narrator that begins Moby-Dick with the well-known line, "Call me Ishmael"?

AAhab
BQueequeg
CIshmael
DStarbuck

What is the name of the narrator who begins Moby-Dick with the well-known line, "Call me Ishmael"?

AAhab
BQueequeg
CIshmael
DStarbuck

Rationale

The narrator, who doesn’t have a name at first, introduces himself with the memorable line, "Call me Ishmael," which sets him up as the main observer and voice during the Pequod's journey.

Who is the narrator that begins Moby-Dick with the well-known phrase, "Call me Ishmael"?

AAhab
BQueequeg
CIshmael
DStarbuck

Rationale

The narrator, who doesn't have a name at the outset, introduces himself by saying "Call me Ishmael," which positions him as the first-person observer on the whaling ship Pequod.

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