Question

By the end of the passage, Ishmael emerges as _________.

• A. Ambitious gut generous
• B. Crude and inconsiderate
• C. Insecure and self-centered
• D. Sensitive but self-confident
• E. Temperamental but self-aware

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

Temperamental but self-aware

"...it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping me into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off-then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can." - this sentence clearly lets us know about the excitable nature of Ishmael. The passage does not support the other options as a description of Ishmael's character. So, option E is our answer.