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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator's condition when he goes to the theater in London?
(a) He is comfortable and among friends.
(b) He is bored and overfed.
(c) He is well-fed and relaxed.
(d) He is broke and alone.

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

3. How does Merrymusk convince the narrator that he is a rich man?
(a) He has a large tract of land.
(b) He has a barn full of hay.
(c) He has a large family.
(d) He has a rooster worth five hundred dollars.

4. What disease does Captain Delano learn has swept off much of the crew and cargo of slaves?
(a) Rickets.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Scurvy.

5. What does John Gentian say are caused by stirring deeds?
(a) Stirring novels.
(b) Stirring songs.
(c) Stirring thoughts.
(d) Stirring rhymes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Piazza" travel to the spot in the mountains that he wants to see?

2. What surprises the narrator when he goes to his office on a Sunday?

3. Where does the narrator in The Town-Ho's story tell his tale?

4. Why does the narrator of "Jimmy Rose" refuse to change the wallpaper in his parlor?

5. What quality of Bartleby's induces the narrator to hire him?

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