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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food does Bartleby appear to eat exclusively?
(a) Pine nuts.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Ginger nuts.
(d) Chestnuts.

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

3. Where does the narrator in The Town-Ho's story tell his tale?
(a) On the deck of the Town-Ho.
(b) The Cape of Good Hope.
(c) On the deck of the Pequod.
(d) Lima, Peru.

4. What do the crew members do as soon as the Town-Ho reaches port?
(a) They call for help.
(b) They murder the captain.
(c) They desert the ship.
(d) They give up life on the sea.

5. What does the narrator's middle-aged employee offer to do for Bartleby?
(a) Fire him.
(b) Teach him manners.
(c) Black his eyes.
(d) Teach him better work habits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the crew decide not to do after Steelkilt is flogged?

2. What previous employment had shaped Bartleby?

3. What prevents Steelkilt from taking revenge on Radney?

4. What does Steelkilt threaten to do if he is flogged by the captain?

5. What age is the narrator of Bartleby?

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