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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. 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 sad.
(b) They are curious.
(c) They are furious.
(d) They are happy.

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

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

4. What is the name of the passing steamer that picks up the four crew members after they abandon their ship?
(a) The Patna.
(b) The Ossian.
(c) The Avondale.
(d) The Eagle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As the captain and the drunken man are fighting, what happens to the ship?

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

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

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

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