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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. Why doesn't the narrator dismiss Bartleby for insubordination?
(a) Bartleby is calm, showing no emotion.
(b) Bartleby is distressed.
(c) Bartleby promises to improve.
(d) Bartleby is obviously emotionally upset.

2. To what sight in the city does Melville compare the islands of the Encantadas?
(a) A pile of trash.
(b) A pile of rocks.
(c) A pile of cinders.
(d) A pile of leaves.

3. How does the narrator accommodate the weakness of his oldest scrivener?
(a) By giving him unimportant papers in the afternoon.
(b) By allowing him to work only half a day.
(c) By hiring an assistant for him.
(d) By giving him unimportant papers in the morning.

4. What does Melville say is the most populous species on the island of Albermarle?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Spiders.
(d) People.

5. What animal from the islands supplies sailors with food and utensils?
(a) The albatross.
(b) The iguana.
(c) The tortoise.
(d) The seal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" say he has never felt since the rooster died?

2. Who takes possession as the sole ruler of St. Charles Isle?

3. Whose job is it to normally sweep the deck of a ship?

4. With what weapon does Radney threaten Steelkilt?

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

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