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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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's engines fail.
(d) The ship runs across something.

3. How many days do the four crew members sail on the passing steamer before the steamer reaches port?
(a) Fifteen days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Six days.

4. When the police finally catch up to the Patna's chief engineer, what is the chief engineer raving about?
(a) Icebergs.
(b) Dead passengers.
(c) Pink frogs.
(d) Ice cream.

5. Where is Jim when the captain and the drunken man are fighting?
(a) In the mess area.
(b) On the ship's bridge.
(c) In the lookout perch.
(d) In the engine room.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many crew members abandon ship after the Patna's accident?

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

4. What is the name of the man Jim makes eye contact with during the inquiry trial?

5. What is the name of the ship that Jim takes the job of chief mate on?

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