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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. How long does Jim reside in the place he chooses after leaving Doramin's place?

2. 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?

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

4. When Jim sees Marlow face-to-face at the ship-chandlers, what does Marlow ask Jim?

5. While held prisoner, what item do the captors bring to Jim to fix?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After attacking Sherif Ali's compound, the men only engage in hand-to-hand combat for five minutes. Why?

3. Why is Marlow initially angered by Jim's reactions during the official inquiry into the Patna incident?

4. When Marlow and Stein meet, Marlow describes Jim to Stein. After hearing Marlow's account of Jim, how does Stein classify Jim and what question does Stein present to Marlow?

5. As Jim and Marlow part, Jim's mood is gloomy. Why?

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

7. Even though Jim feels unworthy and thinks of himself as a coward, why is he superior to many other men?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe in your own words the events that occurred on board the Patna. Identify the characters involved, their motivations for staying with or abandoning the ship, their ultimate choice, their preparation as they are rescued by the Avondale, and their reaction to the official inquiry into the events on board the Patna. How are the characters involved similar? How are they different? How do their differences contribute to the different reactions each of these people have when facing the inquiry? Use examples from the story to support your answer.

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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