View a FREE sample

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

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

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

4. What does Steelkilt threaten to do if he is flogged by the captain?
(a) Jump overboard.
(b) Murder the captain.
(c) Seek an unnamed revenge.
(d) Tell the admiralty board of review.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What benefit does the narrator get from his indulgence of Bartleby's eccentricities?

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

3. What age is the narrator of Bartleby?

4. What prevents Steelkilt from taking revenge on Radney?

5. What does a scrivener do?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 264 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample