At the age of 15, Herman Melville left school because of his fat

At the age of 15, Herman Melville left school because of his father’s death, did many jobs and at about 20 he went to_____________.
A、college
B、sea
C、the army
D、the factory
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：赫尔曼•梅尔维尔(Herman Melville)15岁时，父亲因病去世。迫于生计，梅尔维尔当过小职员，工人，教师等。在他20岁的时候，梅尔维尔成为了捕鲸船上的一名船员。