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

2. What does Melville believe the charities of London do for the poor?
(a) The charities of London soften the poor.
(b) The charities of London embolden the poor.
(c) The charities of London strengthen the poor.
(d) The charities of London madden the poor.

3. On what holiday does John Gentian converse with passers-by?
(a) Easter.
(b) The Fourth of July.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Thanksgiving.

4. In "I and My Chimney," what is the narrator's wife's maxim?
(a) Whatever.
(b) Whatever is, is right.
(c) Whatever is, is wrong and must be altered.
(d) Whatever is not, is not.

5. What god does the narrator in "The Lightning Rod Man" think the salesman resembles?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the uncle in "The Happy Failure" invented?

2. What does the narrator's wife think of his apprehension about the apple-tree table?

3. Why does the Town-Ho's captain have to put the ship into port?

4. What sentence was chalked below the figurehead?

5. What rumor pursues Daniel Orme into his life on shore?

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