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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Moby Dick an unusual whale?
(a) He is unusually small, white, and intelligent.
(b) He has supernatural powers.
(c) He is unusually large, white, and vengeful.
(d) He is intelligent and communicates with people.

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

3. What quality of Bartleby's induces the narrator to hire him?
(a) Bartleby is energetic.
(b) Bartleby is sedate.
(c) Bartleby is friendly.
(d) Bartleby is efficient.

4. What does a scrivener do?
(a) Records testimony in court.
(b) Makes copies of legal documents.
(c) Organizes court records.
(d) Researches legal precedents.

5. What age is the narrator of Bartleby?
(a) In his sixties.
(b) In his fifties.
(c) In his forties.
(d) In his thirties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the crew decide not to do after Steelkilt is flogged?

2. What surprises the narrator when he goes to his office on a Sunday?

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

4. What does the narrator's middle-aged employee offer to do for Bartleby?

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

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