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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator in "The Lightning Rod Man" feel about the storm before the salesman arrives?
(a) He thinks the storm is "terrifying."
(b) He thinks the storm "thought-provoking."
(c) He thinks the storm is "grand" and "glorious."
(d) He thinks the storm is "radiant" and "beautiful."

2. Why is the strange ship low on provisions?
(a) They have been lost.
(b) They have been becalmed.
(c) They have taken on additional passengers.
(d) They have been under supplied.

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

4. Why does the narrator of "I and My Chimney" identify with his chimney?
(a) They are both tall and handsome.
(b) They are both. the center of attention.
(c) They are both obese old smokers.
(d) They are both an annoyance to the household.

5. What habit of the bachelors in the Temple does the narrator wish to introduce in his own country?
(a) Snuff.
(b) Mulled wine.
(c) Toasts.
(d) Aperatifs.

6. How did Captain Delano evaluate the relationship between Benito Cereno and Babo?
(a) A frightening scene of dependency.
(b) An enviable spectacle of fidelity.
(c) A shocking breach of convention.
(d) A distressing lack of respect.

7. What does John Gentian say are caused by stirring deeds?
(a) Stirring rhymes.
(b) Stirring novels.
(c) Stirring thoughts.
(d) Stirring songs.

8. What first alarms the narrator about the apple-tree table?
(a) A ticking sound.
(b) A steady drip.
(c) A sense of pervading evil.
(d) A mysterious odor.

9. What sort of feet did the apple-tree table have?
(a) Brass fittings.
(b) Marble balls.
(c) Carved mahogany.
(d) Hooves like Satan.

10. What emblem does John Gentian wear on his left lapel?
(a) Gold eagle wings.
(b) A Masonic symbol.
(c) A golden circle.
(d) An army medal.

11. What mythical character does the narrator say would have failed at his task if the chimney had then been in existence?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Atlas.
(c) Icharus.
(d) Prometheus.

12. How does the narrator of "The Piazza" travel to the spot in the mountains that he wants to see?
(a) On foot.
(b) On horseback.
(c) In a carriage.
(d) In a yawl.

13. What causes Captain Delano to suspect Benito Cereno is an impostor?
(a) His weakness in command.
(b) His ignorance of seamanship.
(c) His confusion.
(d) His bad manners.

14. Who is Atufal?
(a) Babo's best friend.
(b) A chained slave.
(c) A complaining woman among the slaves.
(d) A leader of the slaves.

15. How does Captain Delano evaluate Benito Cereno's condition when he first meets him?
(a) Captain Delano evaluates Benito Cereno as weak and ineffectual.
(b) Captain Delano evalutes Benito Cereno as cruel.
(c) Captain Delano evalutes Benito Cereno as dictatorial.
(d) Captain Delano perceives Benito Cereno to be physically and mentally disabled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence was chalked below the figurehead?

2. On what holiday does John Gentian converse with passers-by?

3. What effect does the Marquis de Grandvin have on those around him?

4. Why does the narrator of "I and My Chimney" decide never to leave home?

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

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