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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the native chief that Jim will meet?
(a) Allang.
(b) Cornelius.
(c) Elliot.
(d) Doramin.

2. How many people are aboard Chester's ship when it leaves the Australian port and steams into the Pacific Ocean?
(a) 15 people.
(b) 47 people.
(c) 36 people.
(d) 22 people.

3. What is the name of the house where Jim and Marlow spend an evening talking during the inquiry?
(a) Miramar House.
(b) Middle House.
(c) Malabar House.
(d) Manor House.

4. How does Jim characterize his stay in his new lodging arrangement after he leaves Doramin's home?
(a) Beastly.
(b) Workable.
(c) Heavenly.
(d) Disastrous.

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

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

7. 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?
(a) Train.
(b) Gharry.
(c) Boat.
(d) Horse.

8. What is the name of the man whose job Jim will be taking over for Stein's company?
(a) Cornelius.
(b) Robert.
(c) Malay.
(d) Elliot.

9. Where is Jim when the captain and the drunken man are fighting?
(a) In the engine room.
(b) In the lookout perch.
(c) In the mess area.
(d) On the ship's bridge.

10. Before he even realizes what he's doing, what does Jim do as it begins to rain?
(a) Jumps into the lifeboat.
(b) Yells at the captain.
(c) Incites a panic.
(d) Punches the engineer.

11. How does Chester die?
(a) He is killed when his crew mutinies.
(b) His ship is caught in a hurricane.
(c) He is shot in the Amazon jungle.
(d) His ship is struck by a schooner in the fog.

12. On board ship, Jim is injured and unable to work. What happens?
(a) Jim fell overboard.
(b) Another crew member fought with Jim.
(c) A falling spar hit Jim.
(d) Jim slipped on the deck.

13. How many quartermasters does the captain of the rescuing ship send on board the Patna?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

14. What does the court cancel for both the chief mate and the skipper?
(a) Their appointments.
(b) Their certificates.
(c) Their licenses.
(d) Their mandates.

15. What two items does Jim return from Stein's house with?
(a) A letter and a ring.
(b) A letter and a revolver.
(c) A ring and a revolver.
(d) A letter and a horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many brothers does Jim have?

2. When Jim sees Marlow face-to-face at the ship-chandlers, what does Marlow ask Jim?

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

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

5. About what time does the rescuing ship find the Patna?

(see the answer keys)

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