8. Why do Starbuck and the others join Ahab's quest? a. They are moved by Ahab's speech and courage,
b. They are tempted by the offer of a reward.
C. They feel they have no choice.
d. Like their captain, they too are enraged at the whale, and desire vengeance

9. Based on his comments, what seems to be Ahab's attitude toward nature?
a. He considers it a source of spiritual comfort.
b. He finds it uncontrollable and mysterious.
c. He considers it the greatest teacher.
d. He finds it beautiful

This question is about "Moby D*Ck"

8. a. They are moved by Ahab's speech and courage,

9. b. He finds it uncontrollable and mysterious.

Explanation:

Ahab is an obstinate man who knows how to use this to his advantage. His obstinacy generates courage, determination and focus and his words reflect this characteristic so striking of him, making the people who listen to him admire and be moved, like Starbuck and the others, who join the crew and submit to live on the Ahab's dictatorial control, because of the inspiring words he has.

Ahab also has another striking feature. He finds nature fascinating and intriguing, because for him nature is a mix of uncontrollable impulsiveness, unrationality, wildness and mystery.

first one is your answer

~coco

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.