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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of boat is described “under her sky-sails” in Section 10?
(a) A schooner.
(b) A Confederate frigate.
(c) A Yankee clipper.
(d) A destroyer.

2. The narrator claims to wear what as he pleases “indoors or out” in Section 20?
(a) His pistol.
(b) His boots.
(c) His pants.
(d) His hat.

3. What word used in the opening of Section 15 refers to the lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor?
(a) Cello.
(b) Contralto.
(c) Tenor.
(d) Pismire.

4. The narrator describes “Houses and rooms” full of what in the beginning of Section 2?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Rich wood.
(c) Perfumes.
(d) Ornate carvings.

5. The narrator claims in Section 14, “What is commonest, cheapest, nearest, easiest, is” what?
(a) “William.”
(b) “God.”
(c) “Peter.”
(d) “Me.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What instruments does the narrator describe playing in the opening of Section 18?

2. Where does the narrator say the “sharp-hoof’d moose” comes from in Section 14?

3. The narrator asserts in Section 20, “In all people I see” what?

4. What character is “sold at the auction-stand” in Section 15?

5. What is being carried in loads on the “slow-drawn wagon” in Section 9?

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