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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the man whose job Jim will be taking over for Stein's company?
2. What does Jim reveal to Marlow during their face-to-face meeting that Jim truly desires?
3. About what time does the rescuing ship find the Patna?
4. Once the survivors arrive in port, where does the captain immediately go?
5. What does Jim contemplate doing while in the lifeboat, but does not do because he does not want to give the other three men in the lifeboat the satisfaction?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Cornelius sees Marlow shortly after Marlow's fight with Jewel, what does Cornelius ask Marlow to speak with Jim about?
2. Why do the four men in the lifeboat assume that the Patna sinks?
3. While standing watch just before the captain and engineer begin yelling at each other, what is Jim thinking about?
4. How does Brown learn of the situation in Patusan and why does it matter to Brown?
5. What does Brown realize when he and Jim first meet?
6. What happens during Marlow's final encounter with the nautical assessor during the first adjournment of the inquiry?
7. Marlow is amazed that Jim drinks the coffee offered to him by Allang. Why is Marlow amazed and how does Jim respond?
8. Why does Jim refuse to flee to Doramin as Cornelius' stepdaughter wants him to do?
9. According to Jim's confession to Marlow, why does Jim refuse to run away from the inquiry?
10. Why does Jim decide to let Brown and his men go free?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Marlow with Stein.
a. How are the two characters similar in terms of their professional lives? How are they different?
b. How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses? How are they different?
c. Looking forward, how might their experiences with Jim have affected each of these men as they moved forward with their lives? Would they be similarly affected or not? Explain your answers and your reasoning.
Essay Topic 2
There is no doubt that Jewel has been greatly affected by the horrors she experienced at the hands of Cornelius, as well as by her father's abandonment. Discuss how Jewel's past affects her relationship with Jim. How does Jewel's past affect her mental state, her ability to reason, her ability to trust, and her overall self-image?
Essay Topic 3
The author uses several different literary techniques as the story is told in regard to the story's flow. Describe the techniques of both flashbacks and foreshadowing. How are each of these techniques used in the story? Give specific examples of each technique. Why might the author have chosen to use both of these techniques in the story? Is the story enhanced by the use of these two techniques? Why or why not?
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