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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 did the American ship, the Essex, see in the Encantadas?
(a) A pirate ship.
(b) An English ship.
(c) An enchanted ship.
(d) A ghost ship.

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

3. What does Melville call the government the Creole soldier established on St. Charles?
(a) A democracy.
(b) A riotocracy.
(c) A monarchy.
(d) A theocracy.

4. Of what does the onstage action in the London theater remind the narrator?
(a) The theater at home on Broadway.
(b) The curmudgeonly landlady at his boarding house.
(c) The church service he had watched from the bell tower.
(d) His own childhood.

5. Why does the captain decide not to flog Steelkilt?
(a) Steelkilt makes an inaudible threat.
(b) He suddenly feels sorry for Steelkilt.
(c) He suddenly feels the menace of the rest of the crew.
(d) He suddenly feels ashamed of his own behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Melville claim is not at home at sea, on land, or in the air?

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

3. How does Bartleby respond to the other employees?

4. How does the narrator get into the London theater presentation?

5. What previous employment had shaped Bartleby?

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