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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 does Jim discover in the forepeak of the ship?
(a) Food.
(b) Water.
(c) Passengers.
(d) Traitors.

2. On board ship, Jim is injured and unable to work. What happens?
(a) Jim fell overboard.
(b) Jim slipped on the deck.
(c) A falling spar hit Jim.
(d) Another crew member fought with Jim.

3. How many passengers are on the Patna before the incident under inquiry occurs?
(a) 50 people.
(b) 570 people.
(c) 800 people.
(d) 425 people.

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

5. Where does Jim learn his sailing skills?
(a) From the Navy.
(b) From the mercantile marines.
(c) From his uncle.
(d) From his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What order does Jim receive from the captain when the captain stops fighting with the drunken man?

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

3. Once the survivors arrive in port, where does the captain immediately go?

4. While the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon his ship, what are the passengers doing?

5. How do the other three in the lifeboat feel when they realize that Jim - not the other engineer - is on the lifeboat?

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