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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 does Stein collect?

2. On Marlow's next trip to the region where Jim is working with the ship-chandlers, what does Marlow learn?

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

4. In the story's opening chapter, what is Jim's occupation?

5. On board, Jim witnesses a drunken man verbally abusing the captain. Who is the drunkard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jewel not believe Jim when he insists that he will never leave her?

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

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

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

5. While standing watch just before the captain and engineer begin yelling at each other, what is Jim thinking about?

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

7. Why does the rescuing ship's captain station some quartermasters on the Patna throughout the towing operation?

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

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

10. Why does Cornelius' stepdaughter awaken Jim in the middle of the night after he returns from his day trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast how the character of Jim changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of Jim's character when he is working as a water clerk, when he first meets Marlow, when he flees from the Patna, when he decides to relocate to Patusan, and when he confronts Doramin after Dain Waris' death. Use examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Letters play an important role in the story.

a. Identify at least two letters received by Jim in the story. Describe the situation surrounding the receipt of each of these letters.

b. What is the purpose of each of these letters?

c. How do these letters affect Jim's mood, his belief in himself, and his motivation to act?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: Marlow, Jim, Cornelius, and Stein.

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