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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. What is the name of the man Jim makes eye contact with during the inquiry trial?
(a) Marlow.
(b) Elliot.
(c) Gustav.
(d) Ruthvel.

2. How many brothers does Jim have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

3. What is the name of the nautical assessor who is presiding over the inquiry and who captains a steel steamer?
(a) Marlow.
(b) Jones.
(c) Elliot.
(d) Brierly.

4. Once the survivors arrive in port, where does the captain immediately go?
(a) To the company's office.
(b) To the post office.
(c) To the harbor office.
(d) To the nearest bar.

5. Before he even realizes what he's doing, what does Jim do as it begins to rain?
(a) Yells at the captain.
(b) Jumps into the lifeboat.
(c) Punches the engineer.
(d) Incites a panic.

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

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

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

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