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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 catches on fire.
(b) The ship's sails go slack.
(c) The ship runs across something.
(d) The ship's engines fail.

2. 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 stolen from the ship-chandlers.
(c) That Jim has bought his own ship.
(d) That Jim has run away once again.

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

4. When Jim sees Marlow face-to-face at the ship-chandlers, what does Marlow ask Jim?
(a) Why he revealed his Patna history.
(b) Why he left his previous position.
(c) Why he joked about the Patna.
(d) Why he wrote for the inquiry's findings.

5. Why can the Patna's captain and his fellow ship abandoners not free their lifeboat?
(a) They are not strong enough.
(b) They panic and forget how to launch the lifeboat.
(c) A mooring line is caught.
(d) A sliding bolt is jammed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days do the four crew members sail on the passing steamer before the steamer reaches port?

2. What is the name of the ship-chandlers with whom Jim finds work?

3. While the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon his ship, what are the passengers doing?

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

5. 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?

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