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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One night, Cornelius approaches Jim with an offer to get Jim safe passage away from Patusan. How much does Cornelius offer to charge Jim?
(a) $60.
(b) $80.
(c) $25.
(d) $129.

2. What is the name of the woman Jim falls in love with?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Marlee.
(c) Maddy.
(d) Jewel.

3. As the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon his ship, what does Jim notice off in the distance?
(a) An approaching raft.
(b) An approaching shark.
(c) An approaching squall.
(d) An approaching ship.

4. How do the other three in the lifeboat feel when they realize that Jim - not the other engineer - is on the lifeboat?
(a) They are happy.
(b) They are furious.
(c) They are sad.
(d) They are curious.

5. With whom does Jim first confide his plan to defeat Sherif Ali?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Dain.
(c) Cornelius.
(d) Marlow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the native chief that Jim will meet?

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

4. How much time elapses between when the ship has its accident and when Jim finds himself at the official inquiry into the incident?

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

(see the answer key)

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