SUMMING-UP ACTIVITIES WORKING ON THE TEXT 1 Complete the summary of the novel with the missing words. New Yorker Ishmael, the narrator of Moby Dick, decides to go to New Bedford to nd a job on a (a) ........................ ship. Here, at the Spouter Inn, Ishmael meets Queequeg, a man from the South Seas. Although Ishmael is initially (b) ........................ of Queequeg, the two quickly become friends and go to Nantucket together.There, Ishmael and Queequeg go aboard the Pequod. Her (c) ........................, Ahab, is a strange, misanthropic old man. Ishmael later nds out that Ahab lost his leg because of a (d) ....................... called Moby Dick. Once at sea, Ishmael introduces Starbuck, Stubb and Flask, the three (e) ....................... of the ship; then, Tashtego, Daggoo and Queequeg, the three harpooners. Ahab nally makes an appearance on the deck of the Pequod and announces to the (f) ........................ that they have a special mission to nd and kill Moby Dick. Ahab promises to give a gold coin to the rst man who (g) ........................ the White Whale. They head for the Cape of Good Hope where they see lots of sperm whales. Suddenly, ve Asian men appear on the (h) ........................ . Their leader, Fedallah, later on, will predict his own (i) ........................ and Ahab s. The Pequod has several meetings with other ships some have been devastated by accidents, storms, or encounters with Moby Dick; others have experienced (j) ........................ luck. The Pequod sails through the Indian Ocean and into the Paci c, where Stubb (k) ........................ a whale. Ishmael describes how the whale is skinned, and its oil drained. Queequeg, believing that he is dying of fever, asks the carpenter to make him a (l) ........................ . Near Japan, after having other meetings with ships that have spotted the White Whale, Ahab is sure that Moby Dick is (m) ........................ . He sees him rst, and the chase goes on to last for three days. On the rst, Ahab tries to throw his (n) ........................ at Moby Dick, but misses him; his boat capsizes, but all return safely to the Pequod. On the second, Ahab manages to (o) ........................ Moby Dick but Fedallah 118