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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" say he has never felt since the rooster died?
(a) The cheerful joys.
(b) The warm contentment.
(c) The doleful dumps.
(d) The silly slaphappiness.

2. What part of the United States does the narrator of the Town-Ho's story claim is much like the sea?
(a) The Great Lakes region.
(b) The Erie Canal.
(c) The Mississippi.
(d) Lake Tahoe.

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

4. With what alliteration does Melville describe the islands?
(a) Fruitful festival of fecundity.
(b) Dark, doleful doomsday.
(c) Extensive elegant exotica.
(d) An archipelago of aridities.

5. What do the other employees think of Bartleby's refusals?
(a) They think Bartleby should be excused.
(b) They think Bartleby should be forgiven.
(c) They think Bartleby should be fired.
(d) They think Bartleby should be promoted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents Steelkilt from taking revenge on Radney?

2. What good qualities does Bartleby have as an employee?

3. Where do both the captain and Steelkilt go after they separate?

4. What does the narrator say a man does when confronted with an unreasonable situation?

5. Why does the captain decide not to flog Steelkilt?

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