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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. Why doesn't the narrator dismiss Bartleby for insubordination?
(a) Bartleby is obviously emotionally upset.
(b) Bartleby is calm, showing no emotion.
(c) Bartleby is distressed.
(d) Bartleby promises to improve.

2. With what weapon does Radney threaten Steelkilt?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) A rope.

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. What do the Peruvian listeners force the storyteller to do to prove his story is true?
(a) Show some evidence.
(b) Swear on the Bible.
(c) Cross his heart.
(d) Produce another witness.

5. What part of the United States does the narrator of the Town-Ho's story claim is much like the sea?
(a) The Great Lakes region.
(b) The Mississippi.
(c) Lake Tahoe.
(d) The Erie Canal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" view the world?

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

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

4. What do Steelkilt and his men demand in return for obeying orders?

5. What animal from the islands supplies sailors with food and utensils?

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