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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 | Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the survivors arrive in port, where does the captain immediately go?
(a) To the company's office.
(b) To the nearest bar.
(c) To the harbor office.
(d) To the post office.

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 sliding bolt is jammed.
(c) They are not strong enough.
(d) A mooring line is caught.

3. What does Jim ask Marlow to do as a favor in regard to his newly found position with the ship-chandlers?
(a) Apologize to Marlow's friend for him.
(b) Write him a letter of recommendation.
(c) Explain the circumstances of Jim's past.
(d) Send the court inquiry's findings.

4. On board ship, Jim is injured and unable to work. What happens?
(a) Jim slipped on the deck.
(b) Jim fell overboard.
(c) Another crew member fought with Jim.
(d) A falling spar hit Jim.

5. How many crew members abandon ship after the Patna's accident?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Jim feel when he learns of the chance to relocate to the place that Stein and Marlow suggest?

4. Where is the ship that finds the Patna registered?

5. What is the name of the Sultan's uncle who extorts and steals from the country-born Malays?

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