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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 age is the narrator of Bartleby?
(a) In his forties.
(b) In his sixties.
(c) In his fifties.
(d) In his thirties.

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

3. Who takes possession as the sole ruler of St. Charles Isle?
(a) A Chilean adventurer.
(b) A Creole soldier.
(c) A Bolivian pirate.
(d) A Peruvian king.

4. What animal from the islands supplies sailors with food and utensils?
(a) The iguana.
(b) The albatross.
(c) The seal.
(d) The tortoise.

5. What emotion does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" say he has never felt since the rooster died?
(a) The cheerful joys.
(b) The warm contentment.
(c) The doleful dumps.
(d) The silly slaphappiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country possessed the Encantadas at the time Melville wrote?

2. How does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" view locomotives and steamships?

3. What does the arrangement of the office allow Bartleby to do with the narrator?

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

5. Why does the captain fear to shoot Steelkilt for his insubordination?

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