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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who eventually kills Cornelius?
(a) Stein.
(b) Tamb' Itam.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Dain Waris.

2. The night of the assassination attempt, what does Jim refuse to do?
(a) Comfort Jewel.
(b) Confront Cornelius.
(c) Abandon Jewel.
(d) Go for help.

3. According to the chief men's plan, who will be in charge of the men stationed at the houses nearest to the creek?
(a) Doramin.
(b) Kassim.
(c) Tamb' Itam.
(d) Dain Waris.

4. Where does Jim order his attackers to go after the attempt on his life is foiled?
(a) To the jail.
(b) To the house.
(c) To the ship.
(d) To the river.

5. Who orders the sniper attack that kills a villager?
(a) Kassim.
(b) Brown.
(c) Rajah.
(d) Doramin.

6. The night of the assassination attempt, what does Jewel ask Jim to do?
(a) Go for help.
(b) Talk to Marlow.
(c) Leave Patusan.
(d) Confront Cornelius.

7. According to Marlow, justice does not hold the balance. What does?
(a) Fate.
(b) Truth.
(c) Accident.
(d) Mercy.

8. The day after Jim figures out how to defeat Sherif Ali, to where does Jim travel?
(a) Doramin's campong.
(b) Cornelius's warehouse.
(c) Kassim's tent.
(d) Marlow's home.

9. What does Cornelius suggest to Brown as a sure fire way to intimidate the natives into submission?
(a) Capture Jewel.
(b) Kill Jim.
(c) Bargain with Jim.
(d) Capture Jim.

10. When Brown and his crew reach Patusan, where does the ship drop anchor?
(a) Off Patusan's north shore.
(b) Off Batu Kring.
(c) Off Madrid.
(d) Off Zamboanga.

11. Why is Jim afraid that the natives will learn of his past?
(a) The natives will banish Jim.
(b) The natives trust Jim.
(c) The natives will kill Jim.
(d) The natives despise Jim.

12. According to Marlow, when does Jim receive the old, yellow letter?
(a) A few days before the assassination attempt.
(b) A few days before the inquiry.
(c) A few days before the Patna voyage.
(d) A few days before meeting De Jongh.

13. When Brown first spies Jim after Jim returns to the village, what is Jim wearing?
(a) A black suit and a helmet.
(b) A white suit and a helmet.
(c) A white suit and a shield.
(d) A black suit and a shield.

14. Who shoots Jim in the chest?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Dain Waris.
(c) Doramin.
(d) Stein.

15. How does Marlow describe Brown?
(a) As a sailor.
(b) As a pirate.
(c) As a buccaneer.
(d) As a thief.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the attack on Dain Waris' camp begins, where is the man who runs to shore fatally shot?

2. Who tells Jim about the attack on Dain Waris' camp?

3. During their conversation, Jim asks Brown if he will leave Patusan. Brown agrees. What does Brown, however, refuse to do?

4. Where is Jim when he hears about the attack on Dain Waris' camp?

5. When referring to the specter of Jim's past that continually haunts Jim, how does Marlow term Jim's appearance?

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