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

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

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

4. How does the narrator of "The Two Temples" attend the meeting at the church?
(a) He bribes the man who guards the door.
(b) He disguises himself as the bell ringer.
(c) He hides in the bell tower.
(d) He sneaks into the foyer.

5. Who lives in the cottage that the narrator of "The Piazza" finds in the mountains?
(a) No one.
(b) A lonely widow.
(c) A newlywed husband and wife.
(d) An orphaned brother and sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John Gentian take "liberties with etiquette"?

2. What two characteristics does Melville attribute to the islands of the Encantadas?

3. How was John Marr wounded?

4. What does Bartleby's demeanor show about his eccentricities?

5. How does Melville describe Captain Delano's personality?

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