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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What nicknames does the narrator of Bartleby give his employees?
(a) Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut.
(b) Grandpa, Grumpy, and The Kid.
(c) Chompers, Grumpy, and Short Stuff.
(d) Chicken, Rooster, and Cluck.

3. What quality of Bartleby's induces the narrator to hire him?
(a) Bartleby is friendly.
(b) Bartleby is efficient.
(c) Bartleby is energetic.
(d) Bartleby is sedate.

4. What first attracts the narrator of "The Piazza" to a building far in the mountains?
(a) The windows shine like gold.
(b) It's exactly ninety degrees ahead of his piazza.
(c) A river runs through it.
(d) A rainbow ends there.

5. With what weapon does Radney threaten Steelkilt?
(a) A rope.
(b) A knife.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents Steelkilt from taking revenge on Radney?

2. Why is Captain Delano glad he was not astute enough to recognize the mutiny?

3. Why does Coulter come home for lunch?

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

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

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