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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what did Captain Delano attribute the ship's being so long becalmed?
(a) Unusual weather.
(b) Bad luck.
(c) Poor seamanship.
(d) Misdirection.

3. Why does the narrator of "The Piazza" believe the soil is richer around the cottage that he finds?
(a) There is more sunlight there.
(b) The owners have planted there.
(c) There is a sense of blessedness there.
(d) The garden is obviously well-fed there.

4. Why had Jimmy Rose never married?
(a) He loved all women equally.
(b) He ws unattractive.
(c) He was too shy.
(d) He didn't like women.

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

6. What sentence was chalked below the figurehead?
(a) "Follow orders."
(b) "Follow your faith."
(c) "Never follow."
(d) "Follow your leader."

7. Why does the lightning rod salesman claim that his rods are superior?
(a) They're made of iron.
(b) They're made of steel.
(c) They're made of copper.
(d) They're made of magnesium.

8. Why does the narrator of "I and My Chimney" decide never to leave home?
(a) He is "sour and unsocial."
(b) He is busy rebuilding the house.
(c) His wife won't permit it.
(d) He is standing guard over the chimney.

9. What was the disadvantage of building the piazza on the north side of the house?
(a) The north side is coldest.
(b) The north side faces the neighbors.
(c) The north side has the narrowest view.
(d) The north side faces the village.

10. What god does the narrator in "The Lightning Rod Man" think the salesman resembles?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollo.

11. What disease does Captain Delano learn has swept off much of the crew and cargo of slaves?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Scurvy.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Rickets.

12. In "I and My Chimney," what is the narrator's wife's maxim?
(a) Whatever is, is wrong and must be altered.
(b) Whatever.
(c) Whatever is, is right.
(d) Whatever is not, is not.

13. What do the maids work to produce?
(a) Paper.
(b) Fabric.
(c) Toothpicks.
(d) Machinery.

14. What does the narrator in "The Paradise of Bachelors" say has become of the Knights Templar?
(a) They've become doctors.
(b) They've become schoolteachers.
(c) They've become warriors.
(d) They've become lawyers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Captain Delano to suspect Benito Cereno is an impostor?

2. What emblem does John Gentian refuse to wear?

3. Why is the strange ship low on provisions?

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

5. What loss of John Gentian's is noticed most on May thirtieth?

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