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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. To what did Captain Delano attribute Benito Cereno's ineffectiveness as captain?
(a) Ignorance, pride, and stubbornness.
(b) Cruelty, harshness, and unkindness.
(c) Foolhardy disregard for good advice.
(d) Youth, sickness, and gentility.

2. What happens to the rooster when the Merrymusk family dies?
(a) The rooster is sold for five hundred dollars.
(b) The rooster dies too.
(c) The rooster goes home with the narrator.
(d) The rooster crows on the graves.

3. Why was Bannadonna excused for the homicide he committed?
(a) It was accidental.
(b) It was justifiable.
(c) It was done in self-defense.
(d) It was caused by esthetic passion.

4. What is Poor Man's Pudding?
(a) Milk, eggs, and sugar.
(b) Rice, milk, and salt.
(c) Flour, sugar, cinnamon, and milk.
(d) Water, salt, and flour.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the strange ship low on provisions?

2. How did Captain Delano evaluate the relationship between Benito Cereno and Babo?

3. What does Billy Budd say about his family?

4. What animal does Melville claim is not at home at sea, on land, or in the air?

5. What does the narrator decide to give the apple-tree table when he first discovers it?

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