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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In their haste to escape from their captors, what do Brown and his crew neglect to do?
(a) Take navigational maps.
(b) Take enough food.
(c) Bribe the shipping official.
(d) Capture the ship keepers.

2. Where is Jim when he hears about the attack on Dain Waris' camp?
(a) In church.
(b) In his kitchen.
(c) In his sleeping chambers.
(d) In Cornelius's house.

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

4. Who is the author of the old, yellow letter?
(a) Masterson.
(b) Jim's uncle.
(c) Marlow.
(d) Jim's father.

5. 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) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

6. When the two travelers part, the person accompanying Marlow asks when they shall meet again. What is Marlow's response?
(a) Never.
(b) In three months.
(c) In December.
(d) Next week.

7. How many members of Brown's crew come ashore in the hopes of catching the natives unaware?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Sixteen.

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

9. According to Marlow, justice does not hold the balance. What does?
(a) Truth.
(b) Accident.
(c) Mercy.
(d) Fate.

10. What is the name of the man that fills in some of the blanks for Marlow on Jim's life?
(a) Stein.
(b) Tamb' Itam.
(c) Gentleman Brown.
(d) Sherif Malay.

11. Where does Marlow meet the man that fills in some of the blanks for Marlow on Jim's life?
(a) London.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Bangkok.

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

13. After his fight with Jewel, who does Marlow run into while going for his walk?
(a) Cornelius.
(b) Jim.
(c) Kassim.
(d) Jewel.

14. 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.

15. When referring to the specter of Jim's past that continually haunts Jim, how does Marlow term Jim's appearance?
(a) As being abandoned and alone.
(b) As being under a cloud.
(c) As being lost in life.
(d) As being in dark days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Cornelius' reaction characterized when Marlow tells Cornelius that Jim will never leave Patusan?

2. The night of the assassination attempt, what does Jewel ask Jim to do?

3. At the time in which Jim relates the story of the attempted assassination to Marlow, how long has Jim been in Patusan?

4. Who does Jim request to be summoned because Jim refuses to lead the fighting?

5. According to Marlow's tale, what item does Brown steal that results in Brown's inclusion in Jim's story?

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