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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the narrator punished for sneaking into the church?
(a) He is warned and set free.
(b) He is publicly embarrassed, but pardoned.
(c) He is imprisoned.
(d) He is jailed overnight and fined.

2. What did a strange boy give the narrator in the theater?
(a) A cup of coffee.
(b) A cake of barley.
(c) An unexpected smile.
(d) A cup of ale.

3. What is the attitude of the bachelors in the Temple toward pain and trouble?
(a) Pain and trouble are unavoidable.
(b) Pain and trouble are for other people.
(c) Pain and trouble are nonexistent.
(d) Pain and trouble are everywhere.

4. What is the profession of the narrator of Bartleby?
(a) Judge.
(b) Stockbroker.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Tax accountant.

5. Why is the narrator not pleased with Bartleby's industriousness?
(a) Bartleby is frighteningly mechanical.
(b) Bartleby is not cheerful.
(c) Bartleby is only occasionally industrious.
(d) Bartleby is relentlessly cheerful.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does a scrivener do?

3. What does the narrator in "The Fiddler" do with his manuscripts?

4. In which of Melville's novels is "The Town-Ho's Story" included?

5. What is Poor Man's Pudding?

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