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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 is Poor Man's Pudding?
(a) Rice, milk, and salt.
(b) Water, salt, and flour.
(c) Flour, sugar, cinnamon, and milk.
(d) Milk, eggs, and sugar.

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

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

4. With what alliteration does Melville describe the islands?
(a) Dark, doleful doomsday.
(b) An archipelago of aridities.
(c) Fruitful festival of fecundity.
(d) Extensive elegant exotica.

5. What did buccaneers leave on the islands that Melville claims is proof of their better traits?
(a) Buried treasure.
(b) Planted gardens.
(c) Carved stone furniture.
(d) Planted orchards.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Coulter come home for lunch?

5. Who takes possession as the sole ruler of St. Charles Isle?

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