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

2. In the story's opening chapter, what is Jim's occupation?
(a) A store owner.
(b) A water clerk.
(c) A handyman.
(d) A ship builder.

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

4. How many lifeboats are on the Patna before the incident under inquiry occurs?
(a) 7.
(b) 15.
(c) 3.
(d) 22.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does Jim's sailing training last?

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

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

5. What is the name of the passing steamer that picks up the four crew members after they abandon their ship?

(see the answer key)

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