11th Grade Short Stories Quiz for Lessons 1-2

Who wrote Bartleby the Scrivener?

• Herman Melville

• Anita Wallis

• Joan Steinbock

• Earnest Heminfgul

Who is the narrator of Bartleby?

• A doctor

• An engineer

• A lawyer

• A teacher

What is a scrivener?

• A teacher's aide

• An engineering apprentice

• A physician's assistant

• A law copyist

When does Nippers work well?

• In the morning

• In the afternoon

• In the evening

• On the weekends

Where does Ginger Nut get his nickname?

• He sucks on ginger whenever he has an upset stomach

• He has red hair, and he cracks nuts with his teeth

• He often runs to get ginger nut cakes for Turkey and Nippers

• He makes ginger nut cakes for the office every Monday

When Bartleby first refuses to do a task assigned by the lawyer, what does he say?

• I would prefer not to

• I don't think so

• I told you I won't do that

• No

What does the lawyer do in response to Bartleby's first refusal?

• He scolds Bartleby

• He asks Nippers to do the task

• He asks Ginger Nut to do the task

• He fires Bartleby

Why does the lawyer continue to keep Bartleby on as an employee?

• He does it out of charity

• He has to since Bartleby is his wife's brother

• He gets Bartleby to start working again after many threats

• He figures Bartleby will come around eventually

Where does the lawyer determine Bartleby has been living?

• Upstairs from the office

• In the office

• In the office basement

• Next door

When Bartleby refuses to do anymore work at all, what does he spend his time doing?

• He stares out the window

• He eats all day

• He sleeps all day

• He looks over Ginger Nut's shoulder