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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Peruvian listeners force the storyteller to do to prove his story is true?
(a) Produce another witness.
(b) Cross his heart.
(c) Show some evidence.
(d) Swear on the Bible.

2. Why does the Town-Ho's captain have to put the ship into port?
(a) There has been a mutiny on board.
(b) It has sprung a leak.
(c) It has run out of supplies.
(d) Its crewmen are ill with scurvy.

3. Where do both the captain and Steelkilt go after they separate?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) France.
(c) Tahiti.
(d) England.

4. What nicknames does the narrator of Bartleby give his employees?
(a) Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut.
(b) Grandpa, Grumpy, and The Kid.
(c) Chompers, Grumpy, and Short Stuff.
(d) Chicken, Rooster, and Cluck.

5. What action does Steelkilt determine to take after being locked in the hold?
(a) He will seize the ship.
(b) He will kill the captain.
(c) He will apologize.
(d) He will kill Radney.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't the narrator dismiss Bartleby for insubordination?

2. How does the narrator describe the men who work the Erie Canal?

3. With what weapon does Radney threaten Steelkilt?

4. What office does the narrator of Bartleby hold that no longer exists?

5. What does the narrator say a man does when confronted with an unreasonable situation?

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