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

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

3. What does the crew decide not to do after Steelkilt is flogged?
(a) Desert together.
(b) Obey the captain.
(c) Start a mutiny.
(d) Call out when whales were sighted.

4. How did Captain Delano evaluate the relationship between Benito Cereno and Babo?
(a) A distressing lack of respect.
(b) An enviable spectacle of fidelity.
(c) A shocking breach of convention.
(d) A frightening scene of dependency.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Melville describe Captain Delano's personality?

2. How does the narrator describe the men who work the Erie Canal?

3. What age is the narrator of Bartleby?

4. What emotion does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" say he has never felt since the rooster died?

5. What does Benito Cereno say has happened to his partner, Alexandro Aranda?

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