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Melville Stories
by:
Herman Melville
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"Bartleby the Scrivener"
"Bartleby the Scrivener" (cont.)
"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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Bartleby
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'Bartleby the Scrivener'
'Bartleby the Scrivener' (cont.)
'The Encantadas' (Sketches 1–5)
'The Encantadas' (Sketches 6–10)
'Benito Cereno' (Part 1)
'Benito Cereno' (Part 2)
'Benito Cereno' (Part 3)
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1
of 5
Where is the narrator’s office located in “Bartleby the Scrivener”?
Oxford Street, London
The Strand, London
Wall Street, New York
Madison Avenue, New York
2
of 5
Which of the following characters is not a scrivener or law-copyist, in “Bartleby the Scrivener”?
Turkey
Nippers
Oberlus
Ginger Nut
3
of 5
Who is Hunilla in “The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles”?
A hermit
A widow
A lawyer’s wife
Answers A) and B)
4
of 5
What are the respective nationalities of ship captains Benito Cereno and Amasa Delano?
Argentinean and Italian
Chilean and American
Canadian and American
Romanian and Spanish
5
of 5
What performed role does Babo adopt to disguise the fact that he is the leader of a slave revolt?
A stowaway
Amasa Delano’s guide
Benito Cereno’s first mate
Benito Cereno’s servant
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