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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" view the world?
(a) Full of dangers, snares, and delusions.
(b) Full of casualties, despotism, and knocks on the head.
(c) Full of sunshine, flowers, and rainbows.
(d) Full of puzzles, traps, and confusion.

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

4. What does the narrator in "The Fiddler" do with his manuscripts?
(a) Reads them to strangers.
(b) Tears them up.
(c) Sends them to publishers.
(d) Pays to have them printed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what sight in the city does Melville compare the islands of the Encantadas?

2. What mythical character does the narrator say would have failed at his task if the chimney had then been in existence?

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

4. Why does the lightning rod salesman claim that his rods are superior?

5. How do the bachelors in the Temple keep time?

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