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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. Where is Jim when the captain and the drunken man are fighting?
(a) In the mess area.
(b) On the ship's bridge.
(c) In the engine room.
(d) In the lookout perch.

2. When Jim sees Marlow face-to-face at the ship-chandlers, what does Marlow ask Jim?
(a) Why he left his previous position.
(b) Why he wrote for the inquiry's findings.
(c) Why he revealed his Patna history.
(d) Why he joked about the Patna.

3. According to the Frenchman speaking to Marlow, what does one not die from?
(a) Accidents at sea.
(b) Fearful sounds.
(c) Being angry.
(d) Being afraid.

4. While the captain and the other two men discuss what their "story" will be, what job is assigned to Jim?
(a) Steward.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Navigator.
(d) Lookout.

5. What is the name of the engineer who collapses from a heart attack aboard the Patna?
(a) George.
(b) Steven.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Max.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many passengers are on the Patna before the incident under inquiry occurs?

3. What is the name of the ship-chandlers with whom Jim finds work?

4. How many lifeboats are on the Patna before the incident under inquiry occurs?

5. What does Jim reveal to Marlow during their face-to-face meeting that Jim truly desires?

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