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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 country possessed the Encantadas at the time Melville wrote?
(a) Colombia.
(b) Chile.
(c) Bolivia.
(d) Peru.

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

3. What god does the narrator in "The Lightning Rod Man" think the salesman resembles?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Jupiter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melville believe the charities of London do for the poor?

2. What first alarms the narrator about the apple-tree table?

3. What famous person expressed a good opinion of the narrator of Bartleby?

4. Why does the narrator of "I and My Chimney" decide never to leave home?

5. What object does the lookout spot that takes Melville's ship to Norfolk Isle?

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