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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Melville claim is not at home at sea, on land, or in the air?
(a) The bat.
(b) The penguin.
(c) The cormorant.
(d) The walrus.

2. How does Bartleby respond to the other employees?
(a) He emulates them.
(b) He ignores them.
(c) He thanks them.
(d) He resents them.

3. What does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" believe the rooster's crow is saying?
(a) Glory be to God in the highest!
(b) Hark!
(c) Hello!
(d) Beware!

4. What does Steelkilt threaten to do if he is flogged by the captain?
(a) Seek an unnamed revenge.
(b) Jump overboard.
(c) Tell the admiralty board of review.
(d) Murder the captain.

5. How does Melville describe pelicans?
(a) Woebegone and penitential.
(b) Elegant and streamlined.
(c) Modest and humble.
(d) Clever and complicated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two characteristics does Melville attribute to the islands of the Encantadas?

2. Why is the narrator not pleased with Bartleby's industriousness?

3. What quality of Bartleby's induces the narrator to hire him?

4. Why does the Town-Ho's captain have to put the ship into port?

5. In which of Melville's novels is "The Town-Ho's Story" included?

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