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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What indicates to Captain Delano that the strange ship may be in trouble?
(a) The ship flies no flag.
(b) The ship is bound for an uninhabited island.
(c) The ship seems uncertain of its direction.
(d) The ship is giving a distress signal.

4. What is the attitude of the bachelors in the Temple toward pain and trouble?
(a) Pain and trouble are everywhere.
(b) Pain and trouble are unavoidable.
(c) Pain and trouble are nonexistent.
(d) Pain and trouble are for other people.

5. Who finally persuaded the narrator of "I and My Chimney" to knock a few feet off the chimney?
(a) His wife.
(b) His daughters.
(c) His mortgage holder
(d) His neighbor.

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

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

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

9. What had Hautboy lost in order to succeed?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Glory.
(c) Conscience.
(d) Fear.

10. What is unusual about the strange ship's figurehead?
(a) It is obviously from Castile.
(b) It is beautifully carved.
(c) It is covered in canvas wrapping.
(d) It is a plain, unmarked beak.

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

12. 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 has the narrowest view.
(c) The north side faces the neighbors.
(d) The north side faces the village.

13. On what holiday does John Gentian converse with passers-by?
(a) Christmas.
(b) The Fourth of July.
(c) Easter.
(d) Thanksgiving.

14. What loss of John Gentian's is noticed most on May thirtieth?
(a) His empty sleeve.
(b) His limp.
(c) His blinded eye.
(d) His missing ear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's wife think of his apprehension about the apple-tree table?

2. What sentence was chalked below the figurehead?

3. Who wrote the book lying on the apple-tree table?

4. In "The Piazza," how does the narrator's house look to the inhabitants of the mountain cottage?

5. How was John Marr wounded?

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