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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 - 11.

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. How does Merrymusk convince the narrator that he is a rich man?
(a) He has a large tract of land.
(b) He has a barn full of hay.
(c) He has a rooster worth five hundred dollars.
(d) He has a large family.

3. What impresses the narrator about the mill?
(a) The cheerfulness of the workers.
(b) The efficiency of the operation.
(c) The clean air and water.
(d) The gigantic press machine.

4. What does the crew decide to do after Steelkilt is flogged?
(a) Start a mutiny.
(b) Desert together.
(c) Murder Radney.
(d) Obey the captain.

5. What nicknames does the narrator of Bartleby give his employees?
(a) Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut.
(b) Chompers, Grumpy, and Short Stuff.
(c) Grandpa, Grumpy, and The Kid.
(d) Chicken, Rooster, and Cluck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Pedro and Sebastian in The Town-Ho's Story?

2. What emotion does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" say he has never felt since the rooster died?

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

4. What surprises the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" about the owner of the rooster?

5. What is the profession of the narrator of Bartleby?

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