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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. While the captain and the other two men discuss what their "story" will be, what job is assigned to Jim?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Lookout.
(c) Navigator.
(d) Steward.

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) Two weeks.
(b) Three months.
(c) Ten days.
(d) One month.

3. At the time when the Frenchman and Marlow are conversing, what is Jim's occupation?
(a) A ship's captain.
(b) A water clerk.
(c) A bartender.
(d) An insurance canvasser.

4. What is the name of the West Australian man who is looking for Jim?
(a) Hansen.
(b) Steve.
(c) Elliot.
(d) Chester.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the other three in the lifeboat feel when they realize that Jim - not the other engineer - is on the lifeboat?

2. As the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon his ship, what does Jim notice off in the distance?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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