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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. Who takes possession as the sole ruler of St. Charles Isle?
(a) A Bolivian pirate.
(b) A Chilean adventurer.
(c) A Creole soldier.
(d) A Peruvian king.

2. How does Steelkilt respond to Radney's request that he sweep the deck?
(a) He complains loudly.
(b) He quietly refuses.
(c) He loudly refuses.
(d) He meekly obeys.

3. What part of the United States does the narrator of the Town-Ho's story claim is much like the sea?
(a) The Great Lakes region.
(b) The Mississippi.
(c) The Erie Canal.
(d) Lake Tahoe.

4. Why is the narrator not pleased with Bartleby's industriousness?
(a) Bartleby is relentlessly cheerful.
(b) Bartleby is only occasionally industrious.
(c) Bartleby is not cheerful.
(d) Bartleby is frighteningly mechanical.

5. Why does Radney dislike Steelkilt?
(a) Steelkilt is handsome.
(b) Steelkilt is rude.
(c) Steelkilt is unfriendly.
(d) Steelkilt is insubordinate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" about the owner of the rooster?

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

3. What does Bartleby's demeanor show about his eccentricities?

4. How does the narrator describe the men who work the Erie Canal?

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

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