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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives the signal for the attackers to begin their assassination attempt on Jim?
(a) Kassim.
(b) Cornelius.
(c) Cornelius' stepdaughter.
(d) Sherif Ali.

2. The day after Jim figures out how to defeat Sherif Ali, to where does Jim travel?
(a) Doramin's campong.
(b) Marlow's home.
(c) Kassim's tent.
(d) Cornelius's warehouse.

3. Before leaving Marlow's presence, what does Jewel try to learn from Marlow?
(a) Information about Jim's wealth.
(b) Reassurance that Jim will never leave.
(c) Information about Jim's past.
(d) Money.

4. When Brown first meets Jim, what is Brown immediately jealous of?
(a) Jim's shield.
(b) Jim's youth.
(c) Jim's helmet.
(d) Jim's clothes.

5. When Marlow will not reveal Jim's secrets to Jewel, what does Jewel do?
(a) Throws a glass at Marlow.
(b) Bursts into tears.
(c) Curses Marlow.
(d) Runs to Cornelius.

6. What does Doramin see when he looks at Dain Waris' body?
(a) The silver ring.
(b) The pendant necklace.
(c) The gold coin.
(d) The family crest.

7. Through the conversation, questions, and pleas that Brown throws at Jim, what emotion is Brown hoping to evoke from Jim?
(a) Anger.
(b) Pity.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Understanding.

8. Who gives the order to fire on Dain Waris' camp?
(a) Cornelius.
(b) Stein.
(c) Brown.
(d) Jim.

9. How is Cornelius' reaction characterized when Marlow tells Cornelius that Jim will never leave Patusan?
(a) Murderous.
(b) Satisfied.
(c) Incredulous.
(d) Amazed.

10. When the attack on Dain Waris' camp begins, where is the man who runs to shore fatally shot?
(a) In the stomach.
(b) In the forehead.
(c) In the back.
(d) In the heart.

11. Where do Jim, Tamb' Itam, and Jim's men station themselves as they wait for Brown to pass by as Brown leaves Patusan for good?
(a) In the Bugis camp.
(b) In the fishing huts.
(c) In the tall river grasses.
(d) In the Rajah's stockade.

12. To whom does Jim order Tamb' Itam to take a message instructing that Brown should be allowed to pass unharmed?
(a) Dain Waris.
(b) Kassim.
(c) Rajah.
(d) Doramin.

13. When Brown first spies Jim after Jim returns to the village, what is Jim wearing?
(a) A white suit and a helmet.
(b) A black suit and a helmet.
(c) A black suit and a shield.
(d) A white suit and a shield.

14. Where is Brown's man shot while attempting to sneak onto the boat to retrieve some tobacco?
(a) In the head.
(b) In the leg.
(c) In the stomach.
(d) In the back.

15. On her deathbed, who does Jewel's mother try to prevent from entering her room?
(a) Jim.
(b) Cornelius.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Jewel's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jewel reveal when she is at Stein's home with Tamb' Itam?

2. When Jim arrives just after Marlow has refused to reveal Jim's past to Jewel, why do Jim and Marlow not talk?

3. As the two travelers part, what do they do?

4. According to Marlow, when does Jim receive the old, yellow letter?

5. Where is Jim when he hears about the attack on Dain Waris' camp?

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