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

2. 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) Beware!
(c) Hark!
(d) Hello!

3. What did buccaneers leave on the islands that Melville claims is proof of their better traits?
(a) Planted orchards.
(b) Buried treasure.
(c) Planted gardens.
(d) Carved stone furniture.

4. What benefit does the narrator get from his indulgence of Bartleby's eccentricities?
(a) The approval of his peers.
(b) The approval of his employees.
(c) Self-approval.
(d) Bartleby's friendship.

5. How does the narrator describe the men who work the Erie Canal?
(a) They are mild and calm.
(b) They are sneaky and subtle.
(c) They are strong and virtuous.
(d) They are picturesquely wicked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the United States does the narrator of the Town-Ho's story claim is much like the sea?

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

3. Why does the captain fear to shoot Steelkilt for his insubordination?

4. What age is the narrator of Bartleby?

5. What do Steelkilt and his men demand in return for obeying orders?

(see the answer key)

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