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

2. What surprises the narrator when he goes to his office on a Sunday?
(a) Bartleby has stolen his things.
(b) Bartleby has been working on the weekend.
(c) Bartleby has been living there.
(d) Bartleby has invited friends to the office.

3. What office does the narrator of Bartleby hold that no longer exists?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Justice of the Peace.
(c) Master of Chancery.
(d) County Coroner.

4. Why does Radney dislike Steelkilt?
(a) Steelkilt is unfriendly.
(b) Steelkilt is rude.
(c) Steelkilt is insubordinate.
(d) Steelkilt is handsome.

5. In which of Melville's novels is "The Town-Ho's Story" included?
(a) The Confidence Man.
(b) Billy Budd.
(c) Mardi.
(d) Moby Dick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What food does Bartleby appear to eat exclusively?

3. What part of the United States does the narrator of the Town-Ho's story claim is much like the sea?

4. What did buccaneers leave on the islands that Melville claims is proof of their better traits?

5. To what sight in the city does Melville compare the islands of the Encantadas?

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