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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22 - Billy Budd.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What contributes to the narrator's thoughts about the apple-tree table being supernatural?
(a) The table is Satanic-looking.
(b) The table is unusually beautiful.
(c) The table is inscribed with signs and symbols.
(d) The table is old.

2. What does Melville believe the charities of London do for the poor?
(a) The charities of London embolden the poor.
(b) The charities of London strengthen the poor.
(c) The charities of London soften the poor.
(d) The charities of London madden the poor.

3. How does Claggart interpret Billy Budd's spilling his soup?
(a) Deliberate aggression against Claggart.
(b) Ineptness.
(c) Billy Budd's malicious nature.
(d) Foolishness.

4. What did Jimmy Rose have to offer the rich after he lost his fortune?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Companionship.
(c) Compliments.
(d) Entertainment.

5. What were Billy Budd's last words?
(a) "God bless Captain Vere!"
(b) "God bless Mr. Claggart!"
(c) "Now dies an innocent man!"
(d) "Forgive this deed!"

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's middle-aged employee offer to do for Bartleby?

2. What does the narrator say a man does when confronted with an unreasonable situation?

3. What habit of the bachelors in the Temple does the narrator wish to introduce in his own country?

4. Why does Radney dislike Steelkilt?

5. What age is the narrator of Bartleby?

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