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

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

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

4. Why does Radney dislike Steelkilt?
(a) Steelkilt is unfriendly.
(b) Steelkilt is insubordinate.
(c) Steelkilt is rude.
(d) Steelkilt is handsome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the pork at the Coulters' dinner table?

2. What human assumption does Melville say is the most preposterous?

3. To what sight in the city does Melville compare the islands of the Encantadas?

4. What is the narrator's condition when he goes to the theater in London?

5. What do the Peruvian listeners force the storyteller to do to prove his story is true?

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