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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 passing steamer that picks up the four crew members after they abandon their ship?
(a) The Patna.
(b) The Eagle.
(c) The Avondale.
(d) The Ossian.

2. 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.

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

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

5. While the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon his ship, what are the passengers doing?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Praying.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Yelling.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What order does Jim receive from the captain when the captain stops fighting with the drunken man?

3. As the captain and the drunken man are fighting, what happens to the ship?

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

5. What is the name of the engineer who collapses from a heart attack aboard the Patna?

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