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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Jewel and Tamb' Itam have in common?
(a) They both served in the military.
(b) They are both devoted to Jim.
(c) They both never speak.
(d) They are both slaves.

3. 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.

4. After traveling throughout the land with a famous Dutch traveler, where does Stein eventually make his home?
(a) Celebes.
(b) Athens.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Greece.

5. What do the rescuing crew members find on board the Patna that baffles them?
(a) A dead man.
(b) Massive food stores.
(c) Sleeping passengers.
(d) Ammunition.

6. To whom does Marlow recommend Jim for employment?
(a) A rice mill owner.
(b) A ship builder.
(c) An insurance company owner.
(d) A hotelier.

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

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

9. What is the name of the man Jim makes eye contact with during the inquiry trial?
(a) Gustav.
(b) Elliot.
(c) Ruthvel.
(d) Marlow.

10. Once the survivors arrive in port, where does the captain immediately go?
(a) To the nearest bar.
(b) To the harbor office.
(c) To the post office.
(d) To the company's office.

11. For how many days is Jim held prisoner before his successful escape?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seven.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Three.

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

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

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

15. What is the name of the ship that Jim takes the job of chief mate on?
(a) The Gustav.
(b) The Eagle.
(c) The Patna.
(d) The Modicum.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Jim's sailing training last?

2. After escaping from his captors, what does Jim show at a nearby settlement that convinces the settlement's people to care for Jim?

3. How old is Stein when he takes part in the revolutionary movement of 1848?

4. How long does Jim reside in the place he chooses after leaving Doramin's place?

5. When the police finally catch up to the Patna's chief engineer, what is the chief engineer raving about?

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