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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. 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.

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

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

4. Two men are looking for Jim in order to offer him a position to manage the island they are trying to establish. Where is the operation located?
(a) Off of Cape Cod.
(b) Off of Cape Horn.
(c) In the Walpole Reefs.
(d) In the Eastern Mediterranean.

5. How many days do the four crew members sail on the passing steamer before the steamer reaches port?
(a) Six days.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Fifteen days.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What order does Jim receive from the captain when the captain stops fighting with the drunken man?

2. What does the court cancel for both the chief mate and the skipper?

3. On Marlow's next trip to the region where Jim is working with the ship-chandlers, what does Marlow learn?

4. What does Jim discover in the forepeak of the ship?

5. How long does Jim clutch the tiller in an attempt to avoid being thrown off of the lifeboat?

(see the answer key)

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