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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator in "The Fiddler" aspire to become?
(a) Happy.
(b) Brilliant.
(c) Rich.
(d) Famous.

2. What do Steelkilt's three remaining conspirators decide to do to save themselves?
(a) Support Steelkilt's mutiny.
(b) Kill Steelkilt.
(c) Sneak back to their posts.
(d) Bind Steelkilt and give him to the captain.

3. What food does Bartleby appear to eat exclusively?
(a) Porridge.
(b) Chestnuts.
(c) Pine nuts.
(d) Ginger nuts.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What nicknames does the narrator of Bartleby give his employees?

2. What action does Steelkilt determine to take after being locked in the hold?

3. What does Blandmour believe God does for the poor?

4. What is unusual about the pork at the Coulters' dinner table?

5. What do the maids work to produce?

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