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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 do Steelkilt and his men demand in return for obeying orders?
(a) They will be given better wages.
(b) They will not be punished.
(c) They will not have to sweep the decks.
(d) Radney will be punished.

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

3. Whose job is it to normally sweep the deck of a ship?
(a) The boys on board.
(b) The men on watch.
(c) The lowest seaman.
(d) All members of the work gangs.

4. What object does the lookout spot that takes Melville's ship to Norfolk Isle?
(a) A burning fire.
(b) An American flag.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) A white bird.

5. How much does the uncle in "The Happy Failure" think his invention is worth?
(a) More than gold.
(b) More than his house.
(c) More than silver.
(d) More than a life's work.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" treat his creditor after hearing the crow?

2. What overcomes Captain Delano's criticism of Benito Cereno?

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

4. What impresses the narrator about the mill?

5. What is the narrator's condition when he goes to the theater in London?

(see the answer key)

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