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"Bartleby the Scrivener"

"Bartleby the Scrivener" (cont.)

"The Encantadas" (Sketches 1—5)

"The Encantadas" (Sketches 6—10)

"Benito Cereno" (Part I)

"Benito Cereno" (Part II)

"Benito Cereno" (Part III)

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Who is the narrator of "Bartleby the Scrivener"?

(A) An omniscient narrator

(B) Bartleby

(D) One of Bartleby's fellow scriveners

What does Bartleby respond to every request with?

(A) "No thanks."

(B) "No, I won't."

(D) "I would prefer not to."

Where does Bartleby live?

(A) In his employer's offices

(B) In a hotel lobby

(D) St. Louis

Which of the following is the name of one of Bartleby's fellow workers?

(A) William

(B) Turkey

(D) Maurice

Where did Bartleby supposedly work before becoming a scrivener?

(A) In the mines

(B) In the circus

(D) In a prison

The name "Galapagos" comes from the Spanish term for

(A) Tortoises

(B) Aardvarks

(D) Spiders

Who used Barrington Isle as a base of operations?

(A) The Spanish military

(B) The Chola widow

(D) The buccaneers (pirates)

What did the "king" of Charles's Isle have to protect himself?

(A) A full army

(B) A bodyguard of tortoises

(D) Clinkers

What happened to the Chola widow's husband?

(A) He abandoned her on an island…then he died

(B) He was killed in a boating accident

(D) He was poisoned by tortoise oil

What did Oberlus do to escape Hood's Isle?

(A) He made a boat out of bamboo and coconuts

(B) He bought passage on a whaling ship

(D) He stole a boat from a visiting ship

Who led the revolt of the slaves?

(A) Atufal

(B) Francesco

(D) Babo

What supply does the San Dominick need the most?

(A) Cheese

(B) Water

(D) Wine

When does Babo wound Cereno in Delano's presence?

(A) At lunch

(B) While Babo is shaving Cereno

(D) When Delano's back is turned

What is written in chalk under the skeleton on the bow of the ship?

(A) "Abandon all hope"

(B) "Follow your leader"

(D) "What was I saving my money for?"

Who owned the slaves on the San Dominick?

(A) Alexandro Aranda

(B) Benito Cereno

(D) Captain Delano

What happened to Babo?

(A) He was whipped, then sold back into slavery

(B) He was imprisoned

(D) He was executed

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