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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the nautical assessor who is presiding over the inquiry and who captains a steel steamer?
(a) Jones.
(b) Elliot.
(c) Brierly.
(d) Marlow.

2. 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 Grandon.
(b) Admiral Elliot.
(c) Admiral Pierre.
(d) Admiral Richey.

3. How does the Batu Kring's head man refer to Jim?
(a) As Talib Jim.
(b) As Tuan Jim.
(c) As Turan Jim.
(d) As Tetran Jim.

4. What does the court cancel for both the chief mate and the skipper?
(a) Their certificates.
(b) Their mandates.
(c) Their licenses.
(d) Their appointments.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the other three in the lifeboat feel when they realize that Jim - not the other engineer - is on the lifeboat?

2. How much time elapses between when the ship has its accident and when Jim finds himself at the official inquiry into the incident?

3. After leaving Doramin's house, with whom does Jim take up lodging in Patusan?

4. Where is Stein born?

5. What is the name of the ship that Jim takes the job of chief mate on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cornelius' stepdaughter awaken Jim in the middle of the night after he returns from his day trip?

2. What is the favorite motto of the man from Madagascar that fastens to Marlow at his agent's office?

3. While standing watch just before the captain and engineer begin yelling at each other, what is Jim thinking about?

4. Describe how Brown and his crew are able to escape from their Spanish captors.

5. What clues are given through Jim's thoughts and actions that support the notion that Jim has not forgiven himself for his actions aboard the Patna?

6. Why does Jim insist on cutting the lifeboats free from their moorings before he abandons the ship?

7. What are the two options that Jim gives to Brown during their meeting?

8. After completing his training, Jim goes to sea and takes part in a number of voyages, yet he is still unsatisfied. Why?

9. Describe what Jim's incarceration was like before he made his escape.

10. After successfully landing on the shore, why is Brown simply playing along with Kassim?

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