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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" call the rooster Signor Beneventano?
(a) The rooster reminds him of a character in a book.
(b) The rooster reminds him of his neighbor.
(c) The rooster reminds him of a song.
(d) The rooster reminds him of a character in a play.

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

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

5. What do the Peruvian listeners force the storyteller to do to prove his story is true?
(a) Swear on the Bible.
(b) Cross his heart.
(c) Show some evidence.
(d) Produce another witness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's condition when he goes to the theater in London?

2. What are the two failings the narrator sees in his middle-aged scrivener?

3. What age is the narrator of Bartleby?

4. Why is the narrator not pleased with Bartleby's industriousness?

5. What did the American ship, the Essex, see in the Encantadas?

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