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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the worst enemy of the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?"
(a) His wife.
(b) His banker.
(c) His creditor.
(d) His neighbor.

2. What does the crew decide not to do after Steelkilt is flogged?
(a) Desert together.
(b) Call out when whales were sighted.
(c) Start a mutiny.
(d) Obey the captain.

3. What do Steelkilt and his men demand in return for obeying orders?
(a) They will be given better wages.
(b) They will not be punished.
(c) Radney will be punished.
(d) They will not have to sweep the decks.

4. What does the narrator's middle-aged employee offer to do for Bartleby?
(a) Teach him manners.
(b) Fire him.
(c) Black his eyes.
(d) Teach him better work habits.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the failure of his invention do for the uncle in "The Happy Failure?"

2. What prevents Steelkilt from taking revenge on Radney?

3. What does Melville believe the charities of London do for the poor?

4. What does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" believe the rooster's crow is saying?

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

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