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

2. How many crew members abandon ship after the Patna's accident?
(a) Three.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

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

4. How long does Jim's sailing training last?
(a) Twelve months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Eighteen months.
(d) Twenty-four months.

5. As the captain and the drunken man are fighting, what happens to the ship?
(a) The ship's sails go slack.
(b) The ship's engines fail.
(c) The ship runs across something.
(d) The ship catches on fire.

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

3. When the police finally catch up to the Patna's chief engineer, what is the chief engineer raving about?

4. How long does Jim clutch the tiller in an attempt to avoid being thrown off of the lifeboat?

5. How many brothers does Jim have?

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