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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 - Benito Cereno.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the uncle in "The Happy Failure" think his invention is worth?
(a) More than silver.
(b) More than his house.
(c) More than a life's work.
(d) More than gold.

2. What is Poor Man's Pudding?
(a) Milk, eggs, and sugar.
(b) Flour, sugar, cinnamon, and milk.
(c) Rice, milk, and salt.
(d) Water, salt, and flour.

3. How do the bachelors in the Temple keep time?
(a) By the wine they drank.
(b) By the jokes they told.
(c) By their reminiscences.
(d) By the courses of the meal.

4. How does Captain Delano evaluate Babo when he first meets him?
(a) Captain Delano evalutes Babo as vaguely threatening.
(b) Captain Delano evalutes Babo as a devoted companion.
(c) Captain Delano evaluates Babo as uncomfortably familiar.
(d) Captain Delano evaluates Babo as woefully ignorant.

5. What does Steelkilt threaten to do if he is flogged by the captain?
(a) Seek an unnamed revenge.
(b) Jump overboard.
(c) Murder the captain.
(d) Tell the admiralty board of review.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence was chalked below the figurehead?

2. What was the message of the church meeting the narrator observed?

3. What two characteristics does Melville attribute to the islands of the Encantadas?

4. How does Captain Delano view the attitude of the black people on board?

5. Who are Pedro and Sebastian in The Town-Ho's Story?

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