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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. What surprises the narrator when he goes to his office on a Sunday?
(a) Bartleby has invited friends to the office.
(b) Bartleby has been living there.
(c) Bartleby has stolen his things.
(d) Bartleby has been working on the weekend.

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

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

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

5. Why does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" call the rooster Signor Beneventano?
(a) The rooster reminds him of a character in a book.
(b) The rooster reminds him of a song.
(c) The rooster reminds him of his neighbor.
(d) The rooster reminds him of a character in a play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main task of the narrator's youngest employee in Bartleby?

2. With what weapon does Radney threaten Steelkilt?

3. What does Melville say is the most populous species on the island of Albermarle?

4. What country possessed the Encantadas at the time Melville wrote?

5. How does Captain Delano view the attitude of the black people on board?

(see the answer key)

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