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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 does Bartleby's demeanor show about his eccentricities?
(a) They are important.
(b) They are involuntary.
(c) They are voluntary.
(d) They are unimportant.

2. What do the other employees think of Bartleby's refusals?
(a) They think Bartleby should be promoted.
(b) They think Bartleby should be fired.
(c) They think Bartleby should be excused.
(d) They think Bartleby should be forgiven.

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

4. Why does the Town-Ho's captain have to put the ship into port?
(a) Its crewmen are ill with scurvy.
(b) It has sprung a leak.
(c) There has been a mutiny on board.
(d) It has run out of supplies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What office does the narrator of Bartleby hold that no longer exists?

2. How does the narrator accommodate the weakness of his oldest scrivener?

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

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

5. What is the main task of the narrator's youngest employee in Bartleby?

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