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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. Who is Doramin?
(a) Marlow's uncle.
(b) The Rajah's aide.
(c) A chief of the second power.
(d) A rebel leader.

2. How does Jim make the last leg of his journey to Patusan?
(a) By horse.
(b) By train.
(c) By canoe.
(d) By ship.

3. Two men are looking for Jim in order to offer him a position to manage the island they are trying to establish. Where is the operation located?
(a) Off of Cape Cod.
(b) In the Walpole Reefs.
(c) Off of Cape Horn.
(d) In the Eastern Mediterranean.

4. With whom does Jim first confide his plan to defeat Sherif Ali?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Dain.
(c) Cornelius.
(d) Marlow.

5. When Jim sees Marlow face-to-face at the ship-chandlers, what does Marlow ask Jim?
(a) Why he wrote for the inquiry's findings.
(b) Why he joked about the Patna.
(c) Why he revealed his Patna history.
(d) Why he left his previous position.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the captain and the other two men discuss what their "story" will be, what job is assigned to Jim?

2. How many days do the four crew members sail on the passing steamer before the steamer reaches port?

3. How does Jim feel when he learns of the chance to relocate to the place that Stein and Marlow suggest?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What clues are given through Jim's thoughts and actions that support the notion that Jim has not forgiven himself for his actions aboard the Patna?

2. As Jim reads the letter that Marlow has written for him and wants him to take with him, what does Jim realize?

3. Brown's encounter with Jewel at Stein's home reveals a pattern evident in Jim's life. What is the pattern?

4. After it becomes clear to Jim that neither accounts nor money would result from his staying in Cornelius' house, why does Jim remain?

5. What happens during Marlow's final encounter with the nautical assessor during the first adjournment of the inquiry?

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

7. After learning through Marlow of Brierly's offer to give Jim a "loan" if he flees from the inquiry, how does Jim react, and why?

8. Why is the letter from Jim's father significant in explaining why Jim feels he can never go home?

9. Why does Jim insist on cutting the lifeboats free from their moorings before he abandons the ship?

10. Marlow is amazed that Jim drinks the coffee offered to him by Allang. Why is Marlow amazed and how does Jim respond?

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