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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 does Steelkilt threaten to do if he is flogged by the captain?
(a) Seek an unnamed revenge.
(b) Murder the captain.
(c) Tell the admiralty board of review.
(d) Jump overboard.

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

3. How does the narrator of "The Piazza" travel to the spot in the mountains that he wants to see?
(a) In a carriage.
(b) On foot.
(c) On horseback.
(d) In a yawl.

4. What indicates to Captain Delano that the strange ship may be in trouble?
(a) The ship is bound for an uninhabited island.
(b) The ship is giving a distress signal.
(c) The ship flies no flag.
(d) The ship seems uncertain of its direction.

5. What emotion does the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" say he has never felt since the rooster died?
(a) The cheerful joys.
(b) The warm contentment.
(c) The doleful dumps.
(d) The silly slaphappiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the captain fear to shoot Steelkilt for his insubordination?

2. What effect does the Marquis de Grandvin have on those around him?

3. How does Captain Delano evaluate Benito Cereno's condition when he first meets him?

4. What does the narrator's wife think of his apprehension about the apple-tree table?

5. How do the bachelors in the Temple keep time?

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