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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the attack on Dain Waris' camp begins, who runs towards the shore only to be shot?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Jim.
(c) Dain Waris.
(d) Tamb' Itam.

2. How does Marlow characterize the feelings that Jim's father has for his son?
(a) Fond.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Lackluster.

3. What is the problem, as revealed to the travelers on the stretch of white beach, that is occurring between the villagers and the Rajah's men?
(a) Ammunition stores.
(b) Turtle eggs.
(c) Property lines.
(d) Fishing rights.

4. How many of Jim's men station themselves with Jim and Tamb' Itam as they wait for Brown to pass as Brown leaves Patusan for good?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fifteen.

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

6. At the time in which Jim relates the story of the attempted assassination, what does Jim confess to Marlow?
(a) That he wants to go home.
(b) That he respects Cornelius' business sense.
(c) That he loves Cornelius' stepdaughter.
(d) That he hates living in Patusan.

7. What item does Jim give to Tamb' Itam to deliver along with Jim's message?
(a) A gun.
(b) A gold coin.
(c) A sword.
(d) A ring.

8. How many months before meeting the man that fills in some of the blanks for Marlow on Jim's life does this man meet Jewel at Stein's home?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

9. As Jim is returning to Patusan, what does Cornelius say regarding Jim to Gentleman Brown?
(a) Jim isn't afraid of anything.
(b) Jim is a coward.
(c) Jim isn't a coward.
(d) Jim is aftraid of everything.

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

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

12. How does Marlow describe Brown?
(a) As a sailor.
(b) As a buccaneer.
(c) As a pirate.
(d) As a thief.

13. What does Jewel reveal when she is at Stein's home with Tamb' Itam?
(a) That Jim has proposed.
(b) That Jim has left.
(c) That Jim has been killed.
(d) That Jim has been arrested.

14. According to Marlow, when does Jim receive the old, yellow letter?
(a) A few days before meeting De Jongh.
(b) A few days before the assassination attempt.
(c) A few days before the Patna voyage.
(d) A few days before the inquiry.

15. According to the chief men's plan, who will be in charge of establishing the blockade ten miles down river of Patusan?
(a) Kassim.
(b) Doramin.
(c) Dain Waris.
(d) Tamb' Itam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives the order to attack the invaders that are attempting to land at Batu Kring?

2. When the girl at Cornelius' house awakens Jim in the middle of the night after Jim returns from his day trip, what does the girl give to Jim?

3. In their haste to escape from their captors, what do Brown and his crew neglect to do?

4. Back in Patusan, who is the first person to hear about the attack on Dain Waris' camp?

5. Who tells Jim about the attack on Dain Waris' camp?

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