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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused the bell-ringing automaton to kill Bannadonna?
(a) A manufacturing error.
(b) An unrepaired defect.
(c) A design flaw.
(d) Jealousy.

2. What two characteristics does Melville attribute to the islands of the Encantadas?
(a) Fascination and charm.
(b) Silence and serenity.
(c) Beauty and peace.
(d) Solitude and desolation.

3. Why does John Gentian take "liberties with etiquette"?
(a) He is rude and thoughtless.
(b) He is straightforward and impulsive.
(c) He is concerned with larger issues.
(d) He is unlearned.

4. What indicates to Captain Delano that the strange ship may be in trouble?
(a) The ship is bound for an uninhabited island.
(b) The ship flies no flag.
(c) The ship seems uncertain of its direction.
(d) The ship is giving a distress signal.

5. Why does the narrator of "I and My Chimney" identify with his chimney?
(a) They are both obese old smokers.
(b) They are both an annoyance to the household.
(c) They are both tall and handsome.
(d) They are both. the center of attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did buccaneers leave on the islands that Melville claims is proof of their better traits?

2. Why does the narrator of "The Piazza" feel that the house must have a piazza?

3. What does the narrator in "The Fiddler" aspire to become?

4. How does Captain Delano evaluate Babo when he first meets him?

5. What does the crew decide to do after Steelkilt is flogged?

(see the answer key)

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