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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 other employees think of Bartleby's refusals?
(a) They think Bartleby should be fired.
(b) They think Bartleby should be promoted.
(c) They think Bartleby should be forgiven.
(d) They think Bartleby should be excused.

2. How does the narrator accommodate the weakness of his oldest scrivener?
(a) By giving him unimportant papers in the afternoon.
(b) By hiring an assistant for him.
(c) By giving him unimportant papers in the morning.
(d) By allowing him to work only half a day.

3. Who are Pedro and Sebastian in The Town-Ho's Story?
(a) Sailors on the Town-Ho.
(b) Writers.
(c) Sailors on the Pequod.
(d) Friends of the narrator.

4. Why does Radney dislike Steelkilt?
(a) Steelkilt is insubordinate.
(b) Steelkilt is handsome.
(c) Steelkilt is unfriendly.
(d) Steelkilt is rude.

5. What do the crew members do as soon as the Town-Ho reaches port?
(a) They murder the captain.
(b) They give up life on the sea.
(c) They desert the ship.
(d) They call for help.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Steelkilt respond to Radney's request that he sweep the deck?

2. What part of the United States does the narrator of the Town-Ho's story claim is much like the sea?

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

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

5. What nicknames does the narrator of Bartleby give his employees?

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