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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. One night, Cornelius approaches Jim with an offer to get Jim safe passage away from Patusan. How much does Cornelius offer to charge Jim?
(a) $60.
(b) $129.
(c) $25.
(d) $80.

2. How old is Stein when he takes part in the revolutionary movement of 1848?
(a) 19.
(b) 15.
(c) 36.
(d) 22.

3. In the time leading up to the attack on the compound, where are Jim and Dain Waris concealing themselves?
(a) In the trees.
(b) In the ravine.
(c) In the river.
(d) In the tall grass.

4. About what time does the rescuing ship find the Patna?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 9:00 p.m.
(c) 3:00 p.m.
(d) 11:00 a.m.

5. How does Jim characterize his stay in his new lodging arrangement after he leaves Doramin's home?
(a) Disastrous.
(b) Beastly.
(c) Heavenly.
(d) Workable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the house where Jim and Marlow spend an evening talking during the inquiry?

2. According to a rumor that Marlow hears on his journeys, what has Jim, a.k.a. the mysterious white man in Patusan, acquired?

3. What is the name of Doramin's son?

4. What is the name of the Sultan's uncle who extorts and steals from the country-born Malays?

5. Once the survivors arrive in port, where does the captain immediately go?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After Marlow shares the example of Jim's worst incident of simply getting up and fleeing because of his past, what does Marlow confide that Jim was most dismayed by?

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

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

5. How does Marlow describe the situation in Patusan that Jim will be going into the midst of?

6. When Marlow finds Jim leaning over the parapet of the quay after returning from his business meeting, how does Marlow describe Jim?

7. Through Marlow's letter, what can be deduced about the coming chapters in the story?

8. Why does Jim refuse to flee to Doramin as Cornelius' stepdaughter wants him to do?

9. As revealed in Chapter 34, why does Cornelius despise Jim?

10. Why does Jim not regret being left behind when the cutter of boys is launched to rescue the crew members of the stricken schooner?

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