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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 does the narrator's wife think of his apprehension about the apple-tree table?
(a) She thinks he is crazy.
(b) She thinks he is making it up.
(c) She thinks he is drunk.
(d) She thinks he is trying to frighten her.

2. What animal from the islands supplies sailors with food and utensils?
(a) The iguana.
(b) The albatross.
(c) The tortoise.
(d) The seal.

3. What contributes to the narrator's thoughts about the apple-tree table being supernatural?
(a) The table is old.
(b) The table is inscribed with signs and symbols.
(c) The table is unusually beautiful.
(d) The table is Satanic-looking.

4. How does the lightning rod salesman feel about thunderstorms?
(a) He is assured of his own safety.
(b) He is relaxed and unafraid.
(c) He is confident.
(d) He is terrified.

5. What two characteristics does Melville attribute to the islands of the Encantadas?
(a) Fascination and charm.
(b) Solitude and desolation.
(c) Beauty and peace.
(d) Silence and serenity.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where do "'Gees" come from?

5. With what alliteration does Melville describe the islands?

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