4. What did a strange boy give the narrator in the theater?
(a) A cake of barley.
(b) An unexpected smile.
(c) A cup of ale.
(d) A cup of coffee.

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

6. What do the Peruvian listeners force the storyteller to do to prove his story is true?
(a) Cross his heart.
(b) Produce another witness.
(c) Show some evidence.
(d) Swear on the Bible.

7. What do Steelkilt's three remaining conspirators decide to do to save themselves?
(a) Kill Steelkilt.
(b) Bind Steelkilt and give him to the captain.
(c) Sneak back to their posts.
(d) Support Steelkilt's mutiny.

8. What does Melville call the government the Creole soldier established on St. Charles?
(a) A theocracy.
(b) A monarchy.
(c) A riotocracy.
(d) A democracy.

9. What does the narrator say a man does when confronted with an unreasonable situation?
(a) Digs in his heels.
(b) Acquiesces out of courtesy.
(c) Questions his own mind.
(d) Doubts the other person.

10. What animal from the islands supplies sailors with food and utensils?
(a) The albatross.
(b) The tortoise.
(c) The iguana.
(d) The seal.

11. What does Melville say is the most populous species on the island of Albermarle?
(a) People.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Lizards.

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

13. How does Melville describe pelicans?
(a) Modest and humble.
(b) Clever and complicated.
(c) Elegant and streamlined.
(d) Woebegone and penitential.

14. What is the main task of the narrator's youngest employee in Bartleby?
(a) Cook.
(b) Copying.
(c) Errand boy.
(d) Legal research.

15. How does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" view locomotives and steamships?
(a) As instruments of destruction.
(b) As uniters of families.
(c) As harbingers of a bright future.
(d) As symbols of human ingenuity.