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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 - Benito Cereno.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Captain Delano evaluate Babo when he first meets him?
(a) Captain Delano evalutes Babo as vaguely threatening.
(b) Captain Delano evaluates Babo as woefully ignorant.
(c) Captain Delano evalutes Babo as a devoted companion.
(d) Captain Delano evaluates Babo as uncomfortably familiar.

2. What makes Moby Dick an unusual whale?
(a) He is unusually large, white, and vengeful.
(b) He has supernatural powers.
(c) He is unusually small, white, and intelligent.
(d) He is intelligent and communicates with people.

3. What does the narrator in "The Fiddler" do with his manuscripts?
(a) Sends them to publishers.
(b) Tears them up.
(c) Reads them to strangers.
(d) Pays to have them printed.

4. Who takes possession as the sole ruler of St. Charles Isle?
(a) A Chilean adventurer.
(b) A Creole soldier.
(c) A Bolivian pirate.
(d) A Peruvian king.

5. How is the narrator punished for sneaking into the church?
(a) He is imprisoned.
(b) He is warned and set free.
(c) He is publicly embarrassed, but pardoned.
(d) He is jailed overnight and fined.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Captain Delano evaluate the relationship between Benito Cereno and Babo?

2. How does Melville describe pelicans?

3. Who is Atufal?

4. What did the American ship, the Essex, see in the Encantadas?

5. What causes Captain Delano to suspect Benito Cereno is an impostor?

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