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What was Herman Melville's first published book?

"Omoo"

"Moby-Dick"

"Typee"

"Bartleby, the Scrivener"

On what mountain did Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne meet?

Mount Greylock

Mount Prospect

Mount Everett

Monument Mountain

After Allan Melville took over Arrowhead from his brother, he inscribed one of Herman's works in the house. What was the name of that story?

"I and My Barn"

"I and My Chimney"

"The Farm and I"

"I and My Sea"

What was the view that inspired "Moby-Dick"?

The Atlantic Ocean

Grassy plains

Pontoosuc Lake

Mount Greylock

Who did Herman Melville dedicate "Moby-Dick" to?

His mother Maria

His sister Fanny

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The men of the sea

What job did Melville take when he moved back to New York City?

Lawyer

Banker

Customs Inspector

Writer

What was the name of the first whaling ship Melville sailed on?

Lucy Ann

Acushnet

Peqoud

St. Lawrence

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