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

2. How does the narrator accommodate the weakness of his oldest scrivener?
(a) By giving him unimportant papers in the morning.
(b) By hiring an assistant for him.
(c) By allowing him to work only half a day.
(d) By giving him unimportant papers in the afternoon.

3. What impresses the narrator about the mill?
(a) The gigantic press machine.
(b) The efficiency of the operation.
(c) The cheerfulness of the workers.
(d) The clean air and water.

4. How does Captain Delano evaluate Benito Cereno's condition when he first meets him?
(a) Captain Delano evalutes Benito Cereno as dictatorial.
(b) Captain Delano evalutes Benito Cereno as cruel.
(c) Captain Delano perceives Benito Cereno to be physically and mentally disabled.
(d) Captain Delano evaluates Benito Cereno as weak and ineffectual.

5. Whose job is it to normally sweep the deck of a ship?
(a) The lowest seaman.
(b) The men on watch.
(c) All members of the work gangs.
(d) The boys on board.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" say he has never felt since the rooster died?

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

3. What does Benito Cereno say has happened to his partner, Alexandro Aranda?

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

5. How does Melville describe Captain Delano's personality?

(see the answer key)

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