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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the man who meets Jim and tells him that the Rajah wants to see him?
(a) Sahib.
(b) Kassim.
(c) Conrad.
(d) Kevin.

3. After leaving Doramin's house, with whom does Jim take up lodging in Patusan?
(a) Kassim.
(b) Cornelius.
(c) Rajah.
(d) Marlow.

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) Sleeping.
(b) Crying.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Committing suicide.

5. What is the name of the engineer who collapses from a heart attack aboard the Patna?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Max.
(c) George.
(d) Steven.

6. How old is Stein when he takes part in the revolutionary movement of 1848?
(a) 15.
(b) 36.
(c) 22.
(d) 19.

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

8. What does Jim ask Marlow to do as a favor in regard to his newly found position with the ship-chandlers?
(a) Apologize to Marlow's friend for him.
(b) Send the court inquiry's findings.
(c) Write him a letter of recommendation.
(d) Explain the circumstances of Jim's past.

9. What does Jim reveal to Marlow during their face-to-face meeting that Jim truly desires?
(a) For Marlow's friend to forgive him.
(b) For his past to be revealed.
(c) For Marlow's friendship to continue.
(d) For his past to be buried.

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

11. When Jim and his men attack the stockade, who breaks through first?
(a) Kassim.
(b) Jim.
(c) Tamb' Itam.
(d) Dain Waris.

12. While the captain and the other two men discuss what their "story" will be, what job is assigned to Jim?
(a) Steward.
(b) Lookout.
(c) Navigator.
(d) Engineer.

13. What is the name of the woman Jim falls in love with?
(a) Marlee.
(b) Jewel.
(c) Maddy.
(d) Jenny.

14. In whose courtyard is Jim held prisoner?
(a) Allang.
(b) Conrad.
(c) Elliot.
(d) Kassim.

15. How does the Batu Kring's head man refer to Jim?
(a) As Tetran Jim.
(b) As Turan Jim.
(c) As Talib Jim.
(d) As Tuan Jim.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom does Jim first confide his plan to defeat Sherif Ali?

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

4. Where is the ship that finds the Patna registered?

5. As the captain and the drunken man are fighting, what happens to the ship?

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