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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Marlow's business meeting, what is the name of the admiral who ruins the plot of the man from Madagascar's business scheme?
(a) Admiral Elliot.
(b) Admiral Pierre.
(c) Admiral Grandon.
(d) Admiral Richey.

2. According to Marlow, one of the worst examples of a time when Jim simply gets up and leaves because of his past occurs in what city?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Athens.
(c) Bangkok.
(d) Porta Plaza.

3. How many people are aboard Chester's ship when it leaves the Australian port and steams into the Pacific Ocean?
(a) 22 people.
(b) 47 people.
(c) 15 people.
(d) 36 people.

4. What is the name of the native chief that Jim will meet?
(a) Doramin.
(b) Allang.
(c) Elliot.
(d) Cornelius.

5. How does Jim make the last leg of his journey to Patusan?
(a) By canoe.
(b) By train.
(c) By ship.
(d) By horse.

6. Before he even realizes what he's doing, what does Jim do as it begins to rain?
(a) Incites a panic.
(b) Punches the engineer.
(c) Jumps into the lifeboat.
(d) Yells at the captain.

7. Who is Doramin?
(a) A rebel leader.
(b) A chief of the second power.
(c) Marlow's uncle.
(d) The Rajah's aide.

8. What is the name of the Sultan's uncle who extorts and steals from the country-born Malays?
(a) Rajah Allang.
(b) Robert Elliot.
(c) Robert Allang.
(d) Rajah Elliot.

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

10. What is the name of the passing steamer that picks up the four crew members after they abandon their ship?
(a) The Avondale.
(b) The Eagle.
(c) The Ossian.
(d) The Patna.

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

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

13. In his room while writing letters for Jim, what does Marlow expect to hear when Jim steps out on the balcony?
(a) Jim jump to his death.
(b) Jim ask for forgiveness.
(c) Jim scream at the heavens.
(d) Jim begin to cry.

14. How old is Stein when he takes part in the revolutionary movement of 1848?
(a) 22.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 36.

15. Who is Tamb' Itam?
(a) Jim's personal servant.
(b) Dain's personal servant.
(c) Kassim's personal servant.
(d) Doramin's personal servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man Jim makes eye contact with during the inquiry trial?

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

3. When does the attack on Ali's compound - as plotted by Jim - begin?

4. With whom does Jim first confide his plan to defeat Sherif Ali?

5. After taking part in the revolutionary movement, with whom does Stein find refuge?

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