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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous person expressed a good opinion of the narrator of Bartleby?
(a) John Jacob Astor.
(b) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) John D. Rockefeller.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

2. How does the narrator accommodate the weakness of his oldest scrivener?
(a) By giving him unimportant papers in the afternoon.
(b) By giving him unimportant papers in the morning.
(c) By allowing him to work only half a day.
(d) By hiring an assistant for him.

3. What has the uncle in "The Happy Failure" invented?
(a) A device for draining swamps.
(b) A device for purifying water.
(c) A device for building dams.
(d) A device for diverting rivers.

4. What do the Peruvian listeners force the storyteller to do to prove his story is true?
(a) Swear on the Bible.
(b) Show some evidence.
(c) Produce another witness.
(d) Cross his heart.

5. Why does Coulter come home for lunch?
(a) To please his wife.
(b) To rest a little while.
(c) To enjoy a hot meal.
(d) To get exercise from the walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Merrymusk convince the narrator that he is a rich man?

2. How does the narrator get into the London theater presentation?

3. What surprises the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" about the owner of the rooster?

4. To what sight in the city does Melville compare the islands of the Encantadas?

5. What does a scrivener do?

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