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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the Frenchman speaking to Marlow, what does one not die from?
(a) Fearful sounds.
(b) Being afraid.
(c) Accidents at sea.
(d) Being angry.

3. On board, Jim witnesses a drunken man verbally abusing the captain. Who is the drunkard?
(a) The navigator.
(b) The chief mate.
(c) The engineer.
(d) The first mate.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many quartermasters does the captain of the rescuing ship send on board the Patna?

2. What do the rescuing crew members find on board the Patna that baffles them?

3. In the story's opening chapter, what is Jim's occupation?

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

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

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