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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 are the two failings the narrator sees in his middle-aged scrivener?
(a) Indigestion and messiness.
(b) Dishonesty and ambition.
(c) Ambition and indigestion.
(d) A bad temper and gambling.

2. What nicknames does the narrator of Bartleby give his employees?
(a) Grandpa, Grumpy, and The Kid.
(b) Chompers, Grumpy, and Short Stuff.
(c) Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut.
(d) Chicken, Rooster, and Cluck.

3. What quality of Bartleby's induces the narrator to hire him?
(a) Bartleby is sedate.
(b) Bartleby is energetic.
(c) Bartleby is efficient.
(d) Bartleby is friendly.

4. What good qualities does Bartleby have as an employee?
(a) He is enthusiastic and energetic.
(b) He is hard-working and honest.
(c) He is amiable and friendly.
(d) He is eager to help.

5. How does Melville describe pelicans?
(a) Elegant and streamlined.
(b) Modest and humble.
(c) Woebegone and penitential.
(d) Clever and complicated.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Steelkilt respond to Radney's request that he sweep the deck?

2. Why does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" call the rooster Signor Beneventano?

3. How is the narrator punished for sneaking into the church?

4. Who is the worst enemy of the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?"

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

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