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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. Whose job is it to normally sweep the deck of a ship?
(a) All members of the work gangs.
(b) The boys on board.
(c) The lowest seaman.
(d) The men on watch.

2. Why does the captain decide not to flog Steelkilt?
(a) Steelkilt makes an inaudible threat.
(b) He suddenly feels ashamed of his own behavior.
(c) He suddenly feels the menace of the rest of the crew.
(d) He suddenly feels sorry for Steelkilt.

3. What do Steelkilt's three remaining conspirators decide to do to save themselves?
(a) Support Steelkilt's mutiny.
(b) Bind Steelkilt and give him to the captain.
(c) Sneak back to their posts.
(d) Kill Steelkilt.

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

5. What does a scrivener do?
(a) Makes copies of legal documents.
(b) Researches legal precedents.
(c) Organizes court records.
(d) Records testimony in court.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous person expressed a good opinion of the narrator of Bartleby?

2. What food does Bartleby appear to eat exclusively?

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

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

5. How does the narrator describe life on the sea as compared to farming or working the Erie Canal?

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