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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 benefit does the narrator get from his indulgence of Bartleby's eccentricities?
(a) The approval of his employees.
(b) The approval of his peers.
(c) Bartleby's friendship.
(d) Self-approval.

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

3. What is the main task of the narrator's youngest employee in Bartleby?
(a) Errand boy.
(b) Cook.
(c) Copying.
(d) Legal research.

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

5. How does Bartleby respond to the other employees?
(a) He emulates them.
(b) He thanks them.
(c) He ignores them.
(d) He resents them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do both the captain and Steelkilt go after they separate?

3. Who are Pedro and Sebastian in The Town-Ho's Story?

4. What quality of Bartleby's induces the narrator to hire him?

5. What previous employment had shaped Bartleby?

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