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

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

3. What good qualities does Bartleby have as an employee?
(a) He is amiable and friendly.
(b) He is hard-working and honest.
(c) He is enthusiastic and energetic.
(d) He is eager to help.

4. Where does the narrator in The Town-Ho's story tell his tale?
(a) On the deck of the Town-Ho.
(b) The Cape of Good Hope.
(c) On the deck of the Pequod.
(d) Lima, Peru.

5. With what weapon does Radney threaten Steelkilt?
(a) A knife.
(b) A rope.
(c) A gun.
(d) A hammer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two failings the narrator sees in his middle-aged scrivener?

2. Why does the captain fear to shoot Steelkilt for his insubordination?

3. What makes Moby Dick an unusual whale?

4. What do the Peruvian listeners force the storyteller to do to prove his story is true?

5. What is the profession of the narrator of Bartleby?

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