"Bartleby the Scrivener" by Herman Melville

Where is the story set?

• Wall Street
• Unknown
• Albany
• Brooklyn

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Who wrote this short story

• Herman Melville
• Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Edgar Allen Poe
• E. A. Robinson

What is the narrator's profession?

• lawyer
• scrivener
• politician
• accountant

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What is a scrivener

• copyist
• clerk
• secretary
• accountant

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Which scrivener works better in the morning?

• Turkey
• Nippers
• Ginger Nut
• Bartleby

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Which scrivener works better after lunch?

• Turkey
• Nippers
• Ginger Nut
• Bartleby

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Which employee is 12 years old?

• Turkey
• Nippers
• Ginger Nut
• Bartleby

What phrase does Bartleby repeat many times in response to the narrator's requests?

• "I would prefer not to."
• "I can't do that."
• "That is not my job."
• "Why should I?"

Instead of firing Bartleby, what does the narrator do?

• moves the office
• calls the police
• does the work himself
• has Nippers throw him out

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Where is Bartleby taken to when he won't leave the office?

• The Tombs
• a mental asylum
• the hospital
• Sing Sing Prison

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