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In Herman Melville’s Moby-Duck, what is Queequeg’s job aboard the boat?

whale spotter
helmsman
first mate
harpooner

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he is a harpooner. hope this helps

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Answer:

harpooner.

Step-by-step explanation:

Queequeg is a fictional character in Melville´s famous novel. He is the first main character that the narrator, Ishmael, encounters. A friendship is quickly formed between the two, and even though Ishamel is a white sailor and Queequeg is a descendant of a South Sea chieftain, in their relations aboard the ship (Queequeg being a harpooner), Melville shows a marked sensibility to racial diversity and equality amongst different peoples.

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