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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who eventually kills Cornelius?
(a) Tamb' Itam.
(b) Dain Waris.
(c) Stein.
(d) Jewel.

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

3. 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 in dark days.
(c) As being under a cloud.
(d) As being lost in life.

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

5. Who orders the sniper attack that kills a villager?
(a) Brown.
(b) Rajah.
(c) Kassim.
(d) Doramin.

6. 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) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

7. After meeting with Brown, whom does Jim immediately go to see?
(a) Doramin.
(b) Tamb' Itam.
(c) Kassim.
(d) Stein.

8. What does Brown feel for Jim immediately when he first sees him?
(a) Joy.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Hope.
(d) Hatred.

9. 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) Doramin.
(d) Rajah.

10. During their conversation, Jim asks Brown if he will leave Patusan. Brown agrees. What does Brown, however, refuse to do?
(a) Surrender his arms.
(b) Pay for Cornelius' guidance.
(c) Leave two crew members behind.
(d) Go peacefully.

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

12. As the two men meet, the suggestion is made that Jim and Brown talk as equals because, as it's pointed out to them, all men are equal. What are all men equal before?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Truth.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Death.

13. When the two travelers part, where does Marlow go?
(a) To the waiting schooner.
(b) To the shipyard.
(c) To the stables.
(d) To the train station.

14. The night of the assassination attempt, what does Jewel ask Jim to do?
(a) Leave Patusan.
(b) Confront Cornelius.
(c) Go for help.
(d) Talk to Marlow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Brown's men are wounded in the fight as Brown's men attempt to land at Batu Kring?

2. When the attack on Dain Waris' camp begins, where is the man who runs to shore fatally shot?

3. Who gives the order to fire on Dain Waris' camp?

4. Upon Jim's return to Patusan, where do Jim and Brown meet?

5. What is the name of the community that assembles to hear Jim's plan for defeating Sherif Ali?

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