Great Short Works of Herman Melville Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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Great Short Works of Herman Melville Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "The Piazza" believe the soil is richer around the cottage that he finds?
(a) There is a sense of blessedness there.
(b) The garden is obviously well-fed there.
(c) There is more sunlight there.
(d) The owners have planted there.

2. Who lives in the cottage that the narrator of "The Piazza" finds in the mountains?
(a) An orphaned brother and sister.
(b) A newlywed husband and wife.
(c) A lonely widow.
(d) No one.

3. What part of the United States does the narrator of the Town-Ho's story claim is much like the sea?
(a) The Great Lakes region.
(b) The Mississippi.
(c) Lake Tahoe.
(d) The Erie Canal.

4. Why is the narrator not pleased with Bartleby's industriousness?
(a) Bartleby is not cheerful.
(b) Bartleby is only occasionally industrious.
(c) Bartleby is relentlessly cheerful.
(d) Bartleby is frighteningly mechanical.

5. What god does the narrator in "The Lightning Rod Man" think the salesman resembles?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Poseidon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't the narrator dismiss Bartleby for insubordination?

2. What does the narrator say a man does when confronted with an unreasonable situation?

3. Why was Bannadonna excused for the homicide he committed?

4. What benefit does the narrator get from his indulgence of Bartleby's eccentricities?

5. How does Bartleby respond to the other employees?

(see the answer key)

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