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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" view the world?
(a) Full of sunshine, flowers, and rainbows.
(b) Full of dangers, snares, and delusions.
(c) Full of puzzles, traps, and confusion.
(d) Full of casualties, despotism, and knocks on the head.

2. What caused the bell-ringing automaton to kill Bannadonna?
(a) A manufacturing error.
(b) A design flaw.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) An unrepaired defect.

3. What animal does Melville claim is not at home at sea, on land, or in the air?
(a) The cormorant.
(b) The bat.
(c) The penguin.
(d) The walrus.

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

5. Why is it hard to see the mill when coming upon it?
(a) The mill is painted to camouflage the entrance.
(b) The mill is hidden in a cave.
(c) The mill's entrance is disguised by branches.
(d) The whole landscape is white.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what weapon does Radney threaten Steelkilt?

2. In which of Melville's novels is "The Town-Ho's Story" included?

3. How does the narrator of "The Two Temples" attend the meeting at the church?

4. What habit of the bachelors in the Temple does the narrator wish to introduce in his own country?

5. Why does the lightning rod salesman claim that his rods are superior?

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