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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. What is the name of the ship-chandlers with whom Jim finds work?
(a) Elliot and Moore.
(b) Egstrom and Blake.
(c) Blake and Elliot.
(d) Moore and Blake.

2. How many lifeboats are on the Patna before the incident under inquiry occurs?
(a) 15.
(b) 7.
(c) 22.
(d) 3.

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

4. As the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon his ship, what does Jim notice off in the distance?
(a) An approaching raft.
(b) An approaching squall.
(c) An approaching shark.
(d) An approaching ship.

5. As the captain and the drunken man are fighting, what happens to the ship?
(a) The ship catches on fire.
(b) The ship's sails go slack.
(c) The ship's engines fail.
(d) The ship runs across something.

Short Answer Questions

1. Two men are looking for Jim in order to offer him a position to manage the island they are trying to establish. Where is the operation located?

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

3. On board, Jim witnesses a drunken man verbally abusing the captain. Who is the drunkard?

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

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

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