View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. As the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon his ship, what does Jim notice off in the distance?
(a) An approaching ship.
(b) An approaching raft.
(c) An approaching squall.
(d) An approaching shark.

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

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

8. How many passengers are on the Patna before the incident under inquiry occurs?
(a) 425 people.
(b) 800 people.
(c) 50 people.
(d) 570 people.

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

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

11. What is the name of the Sultan's uncle who extorts and steals from the country-born Malays?
(a) Rajah Allang.
(b) Robert Allang.
(c) Robert Elliot.
(d) Rajah Elliot.

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

13. How much time elapses between when the ship has its accident and when Jim finds himself at the official inquiry into the incident?
(a) One month.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three months.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tamb' Itam?

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 ship that Jim takes the job of chief mate on?

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

5. In the time leading up to the attack on the compound, where are Jim and Dain Waris concealing themselves?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 487 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample