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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On board, Jim witnesses a drunken man verbally abusing the captain. Who is the drunkard?
(a) The engineer.
(b) The chief mate.
(c) The navigator.
(d) The first mate.

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

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

4. According to a rumor that Marlow hears on his journeys, what has Jim, a.k.a. the mysterious white man in Patusan, acquired?
(a) An enormous gem.
(b) A sleek clipper.
(c) A servant wife.
(d) A fast horse.

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

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

7. After taking part in the revolutionary movement, with whom does Stein find refuge?
(a) A bartender.
(b) A watchmaker.
(c) A ship's captain.
(d) A lawyer.

8. With whom does Jim first confide his plan to defeat Sherif Ali?
(a) Dain.
(b) Jewel.
(c) Cornelius.
(d) Marlow.

9. How long does Jim reside in the place he chooses after leaving Doramin's place?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Ten weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

10. When the police finally catch up to the Patna's chief engineer, what is the chief engineer raving about?
(a) Icebergs.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Pink frogs.
(d) Dead passengers.

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

12. One night, Cornelius approaches Jim with an offer to get Jim safe passage away from Patusan. How much does Cornelius offer to charge Jim?
(a) $25.
(b) $80.
(c) $129.
(d) $60.

13. What is the name of the nautical assessor who is presiding over the inquiry and who captains a steel steamer?
(a) Elliot.
(b) Brierly.
(c) Jones.
(d) Marlow.

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

15. What is the name of the West Australian man who is looking for Jim?
(a) Hansen.
(b) Steve.
(c) Chester.
(d) Elliot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship-chandlers with whom Jim finds work?

2. According to Marlow, one of the worst examples of a time when Jim simply gets up and leaves because of his past occurs in what city?

3. What is the name of the passing steamer that picks up the four crew members after they abandon their ship?

4. How does Chester die?

5. What do the rescuing crew members find on board the Patna that baffles them?

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