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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what sight in the city does Melville compare the islands of the Encantadas?
(a) A pile of leaves.
(b) A pile of trash.
(c) A pile of cinders.
(d) A pile of rocks.

2. How long has the uncle in "The Happy Failure" worked on his invention?
(a) Three months.
(b) All month.
(c) Ten years.
(d) All year.

3. 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.

4. How does the narrator describe life on the sea as compared to farming or working the Erie Canal?
(a) Sea life is "quietly Christian."
(b) Sea life is "calm and pure."
(c) Sea life is "daring and brave."
(d) Sea life is "reckless and barbaric."

5. What surprises the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" about the owner of the rooster?
(a) He has many such roosters.
(b) He is poor.
(c) He is old.
(d) He has a large family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What god does the narrator in "The Lightning Rod Man" think the salesman resembles?

2. What has Hautboy accomplished in "The Fiddler?"

3. What do Steelkilt's three remaining conspirators decide to do to save themselves?

4. What did the failure of his invention do for the uncle in "The Happy Failure?"

5. How does the narrator describe the men who work the Erie Canal?

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