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Quiz: Shadows of the Imagination III
HS: English 3B [M] (Prescriptive) (GP) / 6:American Renaissance Literature
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What does Ahab make the harpooners do once they have promised to pursue the white whale?


dance around the masthead

drink from the opened ends of their harpoons

arrange their harpoons together in a circle

tie a knot on their harpoons
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In "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville, once Ahab has convinced the harpooners to pursue the white whale, he makes them "drink from the opened ends of their harpoons." This act symbolizes their commitment and unity in the dangerous quest ahead.