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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why doesn't the narrator dismiss Bartleby for insubordination?
(a) Bartleby is distressed.
(b) Bartleby is calm, showing no emotion.
(c) Bartleby is obviously emotionally upset.
(d) Bartleby promises to improve.

3. How does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" view locomotives and steamships?
(a) As symbols of human ingenuity.
(b) As instruments of destruction.
(c) As harbingers of a bright future.
(d) As uniters of families.

4. What do the crew members do as soon as the Town-Ho reaches port?
(a) They call for help.
(b) They give up life on the sea.
(c) They murder the captain.
(d) They desert the ship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" believe he should not be sued?

2. What is the narrator's condition when he goes to the theater in London?

3. What god does the narrator in "The Lightning Rod Man" think the salesman resembles?

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

5. What does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" believe the rooster's crow is saying?

(see the answer key)

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