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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 doesn't the narrator dismiss Bartleby for insubordination?
(a) Bartleby is distressed.
(b) Bartleby is calm, showing no emotion.
(c) Bartleby promises to improve.
(d) Bartleby is obviously emotionally upset.

2. Why does Coulter come home for lunch?
(a) To rest a little while.
(b) To please his wife.
(c) To get exercise from the walk.
(d) To enjoy a hot meal.

3. What two characteristics does Melville attribute to the islands of the Encantadas?
(a) Silence and serenity.
(b) Fascination and charm.
(c) Beauty and peace.
(d) Solitude and desolation.

4. What does Bartleby's demeanor show about his eccentricities?
(a) They are voluntary.
(b) They are unimportant.
(c) They are important.
(d) They are involuntary.

5. How does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" view the world?
(a) Full of sunshine, flowers, and rainbows.
(b) Full of dangers, snares, and delusions.
(c) Full of puzzles, traps, and confusion.
(d) Full of casualties, despotism, and knocks on the head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the captain decide not to flog Steelkilt?

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

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

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

5. What food does Bartleby appear to eat exclusively?

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