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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Marlow's next trip to the region where Jim is working with the ship-chandlers, what does Marlow learn?
(a) That Jim has stolen from the ship-chandlers.
(b) That Jim has bought his own ship.
(c) That Jim has been killed.
(d) That Jim has run away once again.

2. How long does Jim reside in the place he chooses after leaving Doramin's place?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Ten weeks.

3. Why can the Patna's captain and his fellow ship abandoners not free their lifeboat?
(a) A mooring line is caught.
(b) They are not strong enough.
(c) They panic and forget how to launch the lifeboat.
(d) A sliding bolt is jammed.

4. After leaving Doramin's house, with whom does Jim take up lodging in Patusan?
(a) Cornelius.
(b) Marlow.
(c) Kassim.
(d) Rajah.

5. How many days do the four crew members sail on the passing steamer before the steamer reaches port?
(a) Three days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Fifteen days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the ship that finds the Patna registered?

2. After taking part in the revolutionary movement, with whom does Stein find refuge?

3. How many passengers are on the Patna before the incident under inquiry occurs?

4. How do the other three in the lifeboat feel when they realize that Jim - not the other engineer - is on the lifeboat?

5. What does Jim discover in the forepeak of the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the four men in the lifeboat assume that the Patna sinks?

2. Why does Jim decide to let Brown and his men go free?

3. In Chapter 20, Cornelius is characterized as a sniveling, spineless wretch. Why?

4. According to Jim, why can he never go home again?

5. Why is Jim dismayed by what he sees approaching the ship as the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon the Patna?

6. Describe what Jim's incarceration was like before he made his escape.

7. What is the main difference between how Brown's life and how Jim's life have turned out?

8. Why are none of the passengers informed of the ship's accident?

9. What are the two options that Jim gives to Brown during their meeting?

10. What are the rumors that are circulating amongst the villagers after Dain Waris' camp has been attacked?

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