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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. While the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon his ship, what are the passengers doing?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Praying.
(d) Sleeping.

2. How much time elapses between when the ship has its accident and when Jim finds himself at the official inquiry into the incident?
(a) Three months.
(b) Ten days.
(c) One month.
(d) Two weeks.

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

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

5. What order does Jim receive from the captain when the captain stops fighting with the drunken man?
(a) To stop the engines.
(b) To send an SOS.
(c) To not alert any of the passengers.
(d) To wake the first mate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the engineer who collapses from a heart attack aboard the Patna?

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. What is the name of the ship that Jim takes the job of chief mate on?

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

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