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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Captain Delano glad he was not astute enough to recognize the mutiny?
(a) He would have sacrificed his own crew.
(b) He would have been killed without helping Benito Cereno.
(c) He would have lost faith in mankind.
(d) He would not have known what to do.

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

3. Why is it hard to see the mill when coming upon it?
(a) The mill is painted to camouflage the entrance.
(b) The mill is hidden in a cave.
(c) The whole landscape is white.
(d) The mill's entrance is disguised by branches.

4. 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) No one.
(d) An orphaned brother and sister.

5. 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) Prometheus.
(d) Atlas.

6. Who wrote the book lying on the apple-tree table?
(a) Hawthorne.
(b) Cotton Mather.
(c) Faust.
(d) Melville.

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

8. What first attracts the narrator of "The Piazza" to a building far in the mountains?
(a) The windows shine like gold.
(b) It's exactly ninety degrees ahead of his piazza.
(c) A river runs through it.
(d) A rainbow ends there.

9. What emblem does John Gentian refuse to wear?
(a) Any American flag.
(b) Any emblem of wealth.
(c) Any Revolutionary War emblem.
(d) Any Civil War emblem.

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

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

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

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

14. How does Captain Delano view the attitude of the black people on board?
(a) The black people seem to Captain Delano to be competent and well-trained.
(b) The black people seem to Captain Delano to be cringing and fearful.
(c) The black people seem to Captain Delano to be cheerful and content.
(d) The black people seem to Captain Delano to be insubordinate.

15. What does the narrator decide to give the apple-tree table when he first discovers it?
(a) Kind attention.
(b) A warm environment.
(c) A place of honor.
(d) A happier book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the attitude of the bachelors in the Temple toward pain and trouble?

2. How does the lightning rod salesman feel about thunderstorms?

3. Who is Atufal?

4. What is the temperature at the mill?

5. What does the narrator in "The Fiddler" do with his manuscripts?

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