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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As the two travelers part, what do they do?
(a) Shake hands.
(b) Hug.
(c) Promise to write.
(d) Simply walk away.

3. According to the Frenchman speaking to Marlow, what does one not die from?
(a) Fearful sounds.
(b) Being afraid.
(c) Accidents at sea.
(d) Being angry.

4. What does Jim reveal to Marlow during their face-to-face meeting that Jim truly desires?
(a) For his past to be buried.
(b) For his past to be revealed.
(c) For Marlow's friendship to continue.
(d) For Marlow's friend to forgive him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years elapse after Jim first leaves for Patusan and when Marlow is first able to visit Jim?

2. Who accompanies Marlow on the first leg of his journey back to the "real world" from Patusan?

3. According to a rumor that Marlow hears on his journeys, what has Jim, a.k.a. the mysterious white man in Patusan, acquired?

4. What is the name of the woman Jim falls in love with?

5. How many times is Brown's man shot while attempting to sneak onto the boat to retrieve some tobacco?

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