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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 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.

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

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

4. What is the profession of the narrator of Bartleby?
(a) Judge.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Stockbroker.
(d) Tax accountant.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the captain decide not to flog Steelkilt?

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

4. What does a scrivener do?

5. What is the first thing Bartleby says he would prefer not to do?

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