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Who wrote: "I would prefer not to." ?
Correct answer: B. Herman Melville
- A. Edgar Allan Poe
- B. Herman Melville
- C. Thomas Gray
- D. Henry David Thoreau
Explanation
The phrase is spoken by Bartleby, the scrivener, in Herman Melville's short story, where his polite refusal becomes a repeated challenge to authority and routine. None of the other writers created this character.
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