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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. 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?
(a) Off of Cape Cod.
(b) Off of Cape Horn.
(c) In the Walpole Reefs.
(d) In the Eastern Mediterranean.

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

3. What kind of ship finds the listing Patna?
(a) A gunboat.
(b) A cutter.
(c) A tugboat.
(d) A schooner.

4. 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.

5. 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 happy.
(c) They are furious.
(d) They are curious.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the principal shipping master?

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

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

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