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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 do the crew members do as soon as the Town-Ho reaches port?
(a) They desert the ship.
(b) They murder the captain.
(c) They give up life on the sea.
(d) They call for help.

2. What is the profession of the narrator of Bartleby?
(a) Judge.
(b) Tax accountant.
(c) Stockbroker.
(d) Lawyer.

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

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

5. How does the narrator get into the London theater presentation?
(a) He pawns his overcoat to buy a ticket.
(b) A stranger gives him a ticket.
(c) He finds a ticket on the sidewalk.
(d) He sneaks in a side door.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" view locomotives and steamships?

2. What did a strange boy give the narrator in the theater?

3. What is the main task of the narrator's youngest employee in Bartleby?

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

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

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