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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 does the narrator get into the London theater presentation?
(a) He pawns his overcoat to buy a ticket.
(b) He sneaks in a side door.
(c) A stranger gives him a ticket.
(d) He finds a ticket on the sidewalk.

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator of "The Two Temples" not allowed to enter the church?

2. How does Bartleby respond to the other employees?

3. What is the attitude of the bachelors in the Temple toward pain and trouble?

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

5. What was the message of the church meeting the narrator observed?

(see the answer key)

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