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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 has the uncle in "The Happy Failure" invented?
(a) A device for building dams.
(b) A device for diverting rivers.
(c) A device for purifying water.
(d) A device for draining swamps.

2. To what sight in the city does Melville compare the islands of the Encantadas?
(a) A pile of trash.
(b) A pile of cinders.
(c) A pile of rocks.
(d) A pile of leaves.

3. Who wrote the book lying on the apple-tree table?
(a) Melville.
(b) Faust.
(c) Cotton Mather.
(d) Hawthorne.

4. Where does the narrator in The Town-Ho's story tell his tale?
(a) Lima, Peru.
(b) The Cape of Good Hope.
(c) On the deck of the Town-Ho.
(d) On the deck of the Pequod.

5. What benefit does the narrator get from his indulgence of Bartleby's eccentricities?
(a) The approval of his peers.
(b) Self-approval.
(c) Bartleby's friendship.
(d) The approval of his employees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emblem does John Gentian wear on his left lapel?

2. What does the narrator in "The Paradise of Bachelors" say has become of the Knights Templar?

3. How does the narrator in "The Lightning Rod Man" feel about the storm before the salesman arrives?

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

5. How does Merrymusk convince the narrator that he is a rich man?

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