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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22 - Billy Budd.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises the narrator when he goes to his office on a Sunday?
(a) Bartleby has been working on the weekend.
(b) Bartleby has invited friends to the office.
(c) Bartleby has stolen his things.
(d) Bartleby has been living there.

2. What country possessed the Encantadas at the time Melville wrote?
(a) Bolivia.
(b) Chile.
(c) Peru.
(d) Colombia.

3. How does Captain Delano evaluate Benito Cereno's condition when he first meets him?
(a) Captain Delano perceives Benito Cereno to be physically and mentally disabled.
(b) Captain Delano evaluates Benito Cereno as weak and ineffectual.
(c) Captain Delano evalutes Benito Cereno as cruel.
(d) Captain Delano evalutes Benito Cereno as dictatorial.

4. What is the main task of the narrator's youngest employee in Bartleby?
(a) Copying.
(b) Legal research.
(c) Errand boy.
(d) Cook.

5. Who finally persuaded the narrator of "I and My Chimney" to knock a few feet off the chimney?
(a) His daughters.
(b) His mortgage holder
(c) His neighbor.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy Budd say about his family?

2. How does Captain Delano evaluate Babo when he first meets him?

3. Who is the worst enemy of the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?"

4. What food does Bartleby appear to eat exclusively?

5. What does Melville hope to do for the Marquis de Grandvin?

(see the answer key)

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