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

2. How much time elapses between when the ship has its accident and when Jim finds himself at the official inquiry into the incident?
(a) Ten days.
(b) One month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three months.

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

4. How many passengers are on the Patna before the incident under inquiry occurs?
(a) 800 people.
(b) 425 people.
(c) 50 people.
(d) 570 people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim ask Marlow to do as a favor in regard to his newly found position with the ship-chandlers?

2. What is the name of the West Australian man who is looking for Jim?

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

4. 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?

5. When Jim sees Marlow face-to-face at the ship-chandlers, what does Marlow ask Jim?

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