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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the narrator of "The Two Temples" not allowed to enter the church?
(a) He is causing a disturbance.
(b) He doesn't appear to be a Christian.
(c) He looks like a heathen.
(d) He looks poor and doesn't have a bribe.

2. What animal from the islands supplies sailors with food and utensils?
(a) The tortoise.
(b) The seal.
(c) The albatross.
(d) The iguana.

3. What surprises the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" about the owner of the rooster?
(a) He is old.
(b) He is poor.
(c) He has many such roosters.
(d) He has a large family.

4. What has the uncle in "The Happy Failure" invented?
(a) A device for diverting rivers.
(b) A device for building dams.
(c) A device for purifying water.
(d) A device for draining swamps.

5. What does the narrator say a man does when confronted with an unreasonable situation?
(a) Acquiesces out of courtesy.
(b) Questions his own mind.
(c) Digs in his heels.
(d) Doubts the other person.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator in The Town-Ho's story tell his tale?

3. What does Bartleby's demeanor show about his eccentricities?

4. Of what does the onstage action in the London theater remind the narrator?

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

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