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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What does a scrivener do?
(a) Organizes court records.
(b) Researches legal precedents.
(c) Records testimony in court.
(d) Makes copies of legal documents.

4. Where do both the captain and Steelkilt go after they separate?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Tahiti.
(c) England.
(d) France.

5. What human assumption does Melville say is the most preposterous?
(a) Criticism of the rich by the poor.
(b) Criticism of the poor by the rich.
(c) Understanding of the rich by the poor.
(d) Understanding of the poor by the rich.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the narrator punished for sneaking into the church?

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

4. What office does the narrator of Bartleby hold that no longer exists?

5. How does the narrator accommodate the weakness of his oldest scrivener?

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