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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. At the time when the Frenchman and Marlow are conversing, what is Jim's occupation?
(a) A water clerk.
(b) An insurance canvasser.
(c) A ship's captain.
(d) A bartender.

2. Why can the Patna's captain and his fellow ship abandoners not free their lifeboat?
(a) They panic and forget how to launch the lifeboat.
(b) A mooring line is caught.
(c) A sliding bolt is jammed.
(d) They are not strong enough.

3. 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) In the Eastern Mediterranean.
(b) In the Walpole Reefs.
(c) Off of Cape Cod.
(d) Off of Cape Horn.

4. What does Jim reveal to Marlow during their face-to-face meeting that Jim truly desires?
(a) For his past to be buried.
(b) For his past to be revealed.
(c) For Marlow's friendship to continue.
(d) For Marlow's friend to forgive him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Marlow recommend Jim for employment?

2. As the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon his ship, what does Jim notice off in the distance?

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

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

5. Where is Jim when the captain and the drunken man are fighting?

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