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Happy birthday, Herman Melville! Take our quiz

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For many, “Moby-Dick” is the Great American Novel --- which would make author Herman Melville the Great American Novelist. To celebrate his 194th birthday --- he was born Aug. 1, 1819 --- test your knowledge of the great author who invented the Great White Whale.

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