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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 | Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the captain and the other two men discuss what their "story" will be, what job is assigned to Jim?
(a) Navigator.
(b) Lookout.
(c) Steward.
(d) Engineer.

2. How much time elapses between when the ship has its accident and when Jim finds himself at the official inquiry into the incident?
(a) Three months.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One month.

3. As the captain and the drunken man are fighting, what happens to the ship?
(a) The ship catches on fire.
(b) The ship's engines fail.
(c) The ship runs across something.
(d) The ship's sails go slack.

4. On board, Jim witnesses a drunken man verbally abusing the captain. Who is the drunkard?
(a) The first mate.
(b) The navigator.
(c) The engineer.
(d) The chief mate.

5. When Jim sees Marlow face-to-face at the ship-chandlers, what does Marlow ask Jim?
(a) Why he wrote for the inquiry's findings.
(b) Why he revealed his Patna history.
(c) Why he left his previous position.
(d) Why he joked about the Patna.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon his ship, what are the passengers doing?

2. According to the Frenchman speaking to Marlow, what does one not die from?

3. What is the name of the West Australian man who is looking for Jim?

4. Before he even realizes what he's doing, what does Jim do as it begins to rain?

5. What is the name of the house where Jim and Marlow spend an evening talking during the inquiry?

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