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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose job is it to normally sweep the deck of a ship?
(a) The boys on board.
(b) The men on watch.
(c) All members of the work gangs.
(d) The lowest seaman.

2. Why does the lightning rod salesman claim that his rods are superior?
(a) They're made of steel.
(b) They're made of magnesium.
(c) They're made of copper.
(d) They're made of iron.

3. Why does the narrator of "I and My Chimney" decide never to leave home?
(a) He is standing guard over the chimney.
(b) His wife won't permit it.
(c) He is busy rebuilding the house.
(d) He is "sour and unsocial."

4. What caused the bell-ringing automaton to kill Bannadonna?
(a) A manufacturing error.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) A design flaw.
(d) An unrepaired defect.

5. What effect does the Marquis de Grandvin have on those around him?
(a) His presence is confusing.
(b) His presence is embarrassing.
(c) His presence is enriching.
(d) His presence is irritating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the captain decide not to flog Steelkilt?

2. What do Steelkilt's three remaining conspirators decide to do to save themselves?

3. What did the failure of his invention do for the uncle in "The Happy Failure?"

4. What surprises Captain Delano when he first sees Benito Cereno's ship?

5. How does the narrator of "The Two Temples" attend the meeting at the church?

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