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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Jim's sailing training last?
(a) Two years.
(b) Eighteen months.
(c) Twelve months.
(d) Twenty-four months.

2. Why can the Patna's captain and his fellow ship abandoners not free their lifeboat?
(a) A mooring line is caught.
(b) They panic and forget how to launch the lifeboat.
(c) They are not strong enough.
(d) A sliding bolt is jammed.

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

4. Upon hearing the girl's revelation about Jim, what is Jewel asked to do?
(a) Forgive Jim.
(b) Mourn Jim.
(c) Marry Jim.
(d) Stand by Jim.

5. How does Marlow describe Brown?
(a) As a pirate.
(b) As a sailor.
(c) As a thief.
(d) As a buccaneer.

Short Answer Questions

1. One night, Cornelius approaches Jim with an offer to get Jim safe passage away from Patusan. How much does Cornelius offer to charge Jim?

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

3. After hearing about the opportunity that Stein and Marlow have in mind for Jim, how does Jim get to Stein's house for his final instructions?

4. After leaving Doramin's house, with whom does Jim take up lodging in Patusan?

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

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