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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 previous employment had shaped Bartleby?
(a) Working in a morgue.
(b) Working in a dead letter office.
(c) Working on a locomotive.
(d) Working as a court reporter.

2. With what weapon does Radney threaten Steelkilt?
(a) A knife.
(b) A rope.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A gun.

3. What do Steelkilt's three remaining conspirators decide to do to save themselves?
(a) Sneak back to their posts.
(b) Bind Steelkilt and give him to the captain.
(c) Support Steelkilt's mutiny.
(d) Kill Steelkilt.

4. What food does Bartleby appear to eat exclusively?
(a) Porridge.
(b) Pine nuts.
(c) Chestnuts.
(d) Ginger nuts.

5. What do Steelkilt and his men demand in return for obeying orders?
(a) They will be given better wages.
(b) Radney will be punished.
(c) They will not be punished.
(d) They will not have to sweep the decks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal does Melville claim is not at home at sea, on land, or in the air?

3. How does Steelkilt respond to Radney's request that he sweep the deck?

4. What does the crew decide to do after Steelkilt is flogged?

5. Why does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" believe he should not be sued?

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