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

2. What is the name of the West Australian man who is looking for Jim?
(a) Steve.
(b) Elliot.
(c) Chester.
(d) Hansen.

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

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

5. What does Jim contemplate doing while in the lifeboat, but does not do because he does not want to give the other three men in the lifeboat the satisfaction?
(a) Committing suicide.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Crying.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. As the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon his ship, what does Jim notice off in the distance?

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

5. Two men are looking for Jim in order to offer him a position to manage the island they are trying to establish. Where is the operation located?

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