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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 good qualities does Bartleby have as an employee?
(a) He is hard-working and honest.
(b) He is amiable and friendly.
(c) He is eager to help.
(d) He is enthusiastic and energetic.

2. Why does the captain fear to shoot Steelkilt for his insubordination?
(a) It would spark a mutiny.
(b) It would justify Radney's dishonorable actions.
(c) It would lead to a admiralty investigation.
(d) It would be unfair.

3. To what sight in the city does Melville compare the islands of the Encantadas?
(a) A pile of cinders.
(b) A pile of leaves.
(c) A pile of trash.
(d) A pile of rocks.

4. What quality of Bartleby's induces the narrator to hire him?
(a) Bartleby is friendly.
(b) Bartleby is efficient.
(c) Bartleby is sedate.
(d) Bartleby is energetic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two failings the narrator sees in his middle-aged scrivener?

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

3. What did the American ship, the Essex, see in the Encantadas?

4. How does Melville describe pelicans?

5. What makes Moby Dick an unusual whale?

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