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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the American ship, the Essex, see in the Encantadas?
(a) A pirate ship.
(b) An English ship.
(c) An enchanted ship.
(d) A ghost ship.

2. What has the uncle in "The Happy Failure" invented?
(a) A device for draining swamps.
(b) A device for diverting rivers.
(c) A device for purifying water.
(d) A device for building dams.

3. How does the narrator get into the London theater presentation?
(a) He sneaks in a side door.
(b) He finds a ticket on the sidewalk.
(c) He pawns his overcoat to buy a ticket.
(d) A stranger gives him a ticket.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Steelkilt determine to take after being locked in the hold?

2. How does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" treat his creditor after hearing the crow?

3. How does the narrator accommodate the weakness of his oldest scrivener?

4. What do the maids work to produce?

5. How does Melville describe pelicans?

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