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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. How do the bachelors in the Temple keep time?
(a) By the wine they drank.
(b) By the courses of the meal.
(c) By the jokes they told.
(d) By their reminiscences.

2. What animal from the islands supplies sailors with food and utensils?
(a) The albatross.
(b) The tortoise.
(c) The seal.
(d) The iguana.

3. What two characteristics does Melville attribute to the islands of the Encantadas?
(a) Solitude and desolation.
(b) Beauty and peace.
(c) Fascination and charm.
(d) Silence and serenity.

4. How much does the uncle in "The Happy Failure" think his invention is worth?
(a) More than silver.
(b) More than his house.
(c) More than a life's work.
(d) More than gold.

5. What did a strange boy give the narrator in the theater?
(a) A cup of coffee.
(b) A cake of barley.
(c) A cup of ale.
(d) An unexpected smile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises the narrator of "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo?" about the owner of the rooster?

2. Who wrote the book lying on the apple-tree table?

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

4. To what biblical character does Melville compare Billy Budd?

5. In "I and My Chimney," what is the narrator's wife's maxim?

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