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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Merrymusk convince the narrator that he is a rich man?
(a) He has a large family.
(b) He has a barn full of hay.
(c) He has a large tract of land.
(d) He has a rooster worth five hundred dollars.

2. What was the message of the church meeting the narrator observed?
(a) "Repent and be saved."
(b) "Hide not your light under a bushel."
(c) "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's."
(d) "Ye are the salt of the earth."

3. In which of Melville's novels is "The Town-Ho's Story" included?
(a) Mardi.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) Billy Budd.
(d) The Confidence Man.

4. What does Melville believe the charities of London do for the poor?
(a) The charities of London madden the poor.
(b) The charities of London soften the poor.
(c) The charities of London strengthen the poor.
(d) The charities of London embolden the poor.

5. Who are Pedro and Sebastian in The Town-Ho's Story?
(a) Sailors on the Pequod.
(b) Writers.
(c) Sailors on the Town-Ho.
(d) Friends of the narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Moby Dick an unusual whale?

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

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

4. With what alliteration does Melville describe the islands?

5. What surprises the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" about the owner of the rooster?

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