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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. On board, Jim witnesses a drunken man verbally abusing the captain. Who is the drunkard?
(a) The chief mate.
(b) The navigator.
(c) The first mate.
(d) The engineer.

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

3. What order does Jim receive from the captain when the captain stops fighting with the drunken man?
(a) To wake the first mate.
(b) To not alert any of the passengers.
(c) To send an SOS.
(d) To stop the engines.

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 squall.
(b) An approaching raft.
(c) An approaching shark.
(d) An approaching ship.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Before he even realizes what he's doing, what does Jim do as it begins to rain?

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

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

5. According to the Frenchman speaking to Marlow, what does one not die from?

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