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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The night of the assassination attempt, what does Jim refuse to do?
(a) Abandon Jewel.
(b) Comfort Jewel.
(c) Go for help.
(d) Confront Cornelius.

2. What is the name of Doramin's son?
(a) Dain Waris.
(b) John Elliot.
(c) James Conrad.
(d) Kassim Allang.

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

4. How many crew members abandon ship after the Patna's accident?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Three.

5. When does the attack on Ali's compound - as plotted by Jim - begin?
(a) At sunset.
(b) At midday.
(c) At midnight.
(d) At sunrise.

Short Answer Questions

1. On board, Jim witnesses a drunken man verbally abusing the captain. Who is the drunkard?

2. What does Jim see in the storehouse that convinces him that this attempt on his life is not a false alarm, but is, in fact, real?

3. While the captain and the other two men discuss what their "story" will be, what job is assigned to Jim?

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

5. On Marlow's next trip to the region where Jim is working with the ship-chandlers, what does Marlow learn?

(see the answer key)

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