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

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

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

4. Why does the Town-Ho's captain have to put the ship into port?
(a) Its crewmen are ill with scurvy.
(b) It has sprung a leak.
(c) There has been a mutiny on board.
(d) It has run out of supplies.

5. What was the message of the church meeting the narrator observed?
(a) "Repent and be saved."
(b) "Ye are the salt of the earth."
(c) "Hide not your light under a bushel."
(d) "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" view the world?

2. What office does the narrator of Bartleby hold that no longer exists?

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

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

5. What famous person expressed a good opinion of the narrator of Bartleby?

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