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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are Pedro and Sebastian in The Town-Ho's Story?
(a) Friends of the narrator.
(b) Sailors on the Pequod.
(c) Sailors on the Town-Ho.
(d) Writers.

3. What did the American ship, the Essex, see in the Encantadas?
(a) A ghost ship.
(b) An enchanted ship.
(c) An English ship.
(d) A pirate ship.

4. What do Steelkilt and his men demand in return for obeying orders?
(a) They will not be punished.
(b) They will be given better wages.
(c) They will not have to sweep the decks.
(d) Radney will be punished.

5. What do Steelkilt's three remaining conspirators decide to do to save themselves?
(a) Sneak back to their posts.
(b) Support Steelkilt's mutiny.
(c) Bind Steelkilt and give him to the captain.
(d) Kill Steelkilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" view the world?

2. How does the narrator describe life on the sea as compared to farming or working the Erie Canal?

3. Where do both the captain and Steelkilt go after they separate?

4. What did buccaneers leave on the islands that Melville claims is proof of their better traits?

5. What quality of Bartleby's induces the narrator to hire him?

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