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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 engine room.
(b) On the ship's bridge.
(c) In the lookout perch.
(d) In the mess area.

2. 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 runs across something.
(d) The ship's engines fail.

3. 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?
(a) Off of Cape Horn.
(b) In the Eastern Mediterranean.
(c) In the Walpole Reefs.
(d) Off of Cape Cod.

4. 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 revealed.
(c) For Marlow's friend to forgive him.
(d) For his past to be buried.

5. On Marlow's next trip to the region where Jim is working with the ship-chandlers, what does Marlow learn?
(a) That Jim has run away once again.
(b) That Jim has stolen from the ship-chandlers.
(c) That Jim has been killed.
(d) That Jim has bought his own ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Marlow recommend Jim for employment?

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

3. What is the name of the passing steamer that picks up the four crew members after they abandon their ship?

4. At the time when the Frenchman and Marlow are conversing, what is Jim's occupation?

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

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