Reading comprehension Book Card

DANNA VALENTINA ASTAIZA MORENO – NIKOL VALENTINA LOPEZ BENAVIDES

Characters And role

1: Flask role: a short, stocky guy who seemed uneducated and brave. He
considered whaling as a kind of game._
2: Stubb role: it certainly was one for joking. He was a cheerful guy, generally
laughing and singing. He was also a skilled whaler, who seemed very comfortable
in his role. _
3: Starbuck role: He was slim but very fit, and his eyes seemed to recount the
many experiences, both pleasant and unpleasant, that he had faced calmly during
his life. He was a humble and religious man, but not a coward
4: Tashtego role: an American Indian, with long black hair, a walnut complexion,
and a strong, supple body.

MAin events, 2 per chapter

1. Nantucket Island, not much more than a sand dune and a beach.
2. Pequod, an old but proud looking ship, and everyone who was going was
preparing to go out to sea and have new experiences
1. the south, away from the Christmas chill of Nantucket into warmer, milder
weather that would continue for quite some time
2. They have been sailing in calm seas for quite some time
1. They headed southeast and it was here that we finally came across another
ship, the Goney.
2. They reached the Indian Ocean, and felt they were heading into the unknown

ChApters (summary)
Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6
He spent several days sailing the seas and nothing that a whale could see up
close. Until one day, Tashtego managed to see a group of whales and the entire
crew got ready to go hunting, but it didn't go well, they didn't have good results.
The crew discovered that Captain Ahab had five men in hiding, whom they called
ghosts and they were the men that the captain brought especially to hunt for
Moby Dick.
ChApters review
WhAt did you like the most from the chApters? I liked the fourth chapter since
they are heading to a new adventure and new experiences
WhAt did you like the lEAst from the chApters? I did not like the sixth because
they were going to kill the whale to avenge what he had done to one of the
characters

VocAbulAry words (important ones) and meaning (in English):

1. harpooners: meaning: There were the three harpooners
2. Captain : meaning: it was after some days of sailing that at last i saw captain
Ahab
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