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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" view locomotives and steamships?
(a) As uniters of families.
(b) As instruments of destruction.
(c) As symbols of human ingenuity.
(d) As harbingers of a bright future.

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

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

4. What makes Moby Dick an unusual whale?
(a) He has supernatural powers.
(b) He is unusually large, white, and vengeful.
(c) He is unusually small, white, and intelligent.
(d) He is intelligent and communicates with people.

5. What country possessed the Encantadas at the time Melville wrote?
(a) Colombia.
(b) Peru.
(c) Bolivia.
(d) Chile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" believe he should not be sued?

2. What action does Steelkilt determine to take after being locked in the hold?

3. Who is the worst enemy of the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?"

4. What do the other employees think of Bartleby's refusals?

5. What object does the lookout spot that takes Melville's ship to Norfolk Isle?

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