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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. What surprises the narrator when he goes to his office on a Sunday?
(a) Bartleby has been living there.
(b) Bartleby has stolen his things.
(c) Bartleby has been working on the weekend.
(d) Bartleby has invited friends to the office.

2. What does the crew decide not to do after Steelkilt is flogged?
(a) Desert together.
(b) Obey the captain.
(c) Call out when whales were sighted.
(d) Start a mutiny.

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

4. What does Melville say is the most populous species on the island of Albermarle?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Snakes.
(d) People.

5. What does the crew decide to do after Steelkilt is flogged?
(a) Desert together.
(b) Murder Radney.
(c) Start a mutiny.
(d) Obey the captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the American ship, the Essex, see in the Encantadas?

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

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

4. Who takes possession as the sole ruler of St. Charles Isle?

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

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