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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After escaping from his captors, what does Jim show at a nearby settlement that convinces the settlement's people to care for Jim?
(a) A ring.
(b) A dollar bill.
(c) A gun.
(d) A knife.

3. Who is Tamb' Itam?
(a) Doramin's personal servant.
(b) Kassim's personal servant.
(c) Dain's personal servant.
(d) Jim's personal servant.

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

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

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

7. How many crew members abandon ship after the Patna's accident?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Twelve.

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

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

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

11. In the story's opening chapter, what is Jim's occupation?
(a) A water clerk.
(b) A store owner.
(c) A handyman.
(d) A ship builder.

12. 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.

13. Where does Jim learn his sailing skills?
(a) From the Navy.
(b) From his father.
(c) From his uncle.
(d) From the mercantile marines.

14. What is the name of the ship-chandlers with whom Jim finds work?
(a) Moore and Blake.
(b) Egstrom and Blake.
(c) Blake and Elliot.
(d) Elliot and Moore.

15. What is the name of Doramin's son?
(a) John Elliot.
(b) Kassim Allang.
(c) James Conrad.
(d) Dain Waris.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the other three in the lifeboat feel when they realize that Jim - not the other engineer - is on the lifeboat?

3. What is the name of the West Australian man who is looking for Jim?

4. What order does Jim receive from the captain when the captain stops fighting with the drunken man?

5. How many quartermasters does the captain of the rescuing ship send on board the Patna?

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