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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country possessed the Encantadas at the time Melville wrote?
(a) Colombia.
(b) Chile.
(c) Bolivia.
(d) Peru.

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

3. How does the narrator in "The Lightning Rod Man" feel about the storm before the salesman arrives?
(a) He thinks the storm "thought-provoking."
(b) He thinks the storm is "grand" and "glorious."
(c) He thinks the storm is "radiant" and "beautiful."
(d) He thinks the storm is "terrifying."

4. What is the temperature at the mill?
(a) Cold.
(b) Hot.
(c) Oppressively hot.
(d) Warm.

5. What god does the narrator in "The Lightning Rod Man" think the salesman resembles?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what sight in the city does Melville compare the islands of the Encantadas?

2. Why was Bannadonna excused for the homicide he committed?

3. What caused the loss of Jimmy Rose's fortune?

4. What does Melville call the government the Creole soldier established on St. Charles?

5. Who finally persuaded the narrator of "I and My Chimney" to knock a few feet off the chimney?

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