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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 woman Jim falls in love with?

2. What is the name of the West Australian man who is looking for Jim?

3. What does Stein collect?

4. At Marlow's business meeting, what is the name of the admiral who ruins the plot of the man from Madagascar's business scheme?

5. One night, Cornelius approaches Jim with an offer to get Jim safe passage away from Patusan. How much does Cornelius offer to charge Jim?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jewel claims Jim is false, she is told by another person that she is mistaken. What does this person claim?

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

3. What is the favorite motto of the man from Madagascar that fastens to Marlow at his agent's office?

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

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

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

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

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

9. According to Jim's confession to Marlow, why does Jim refuse to run away from the inquiry?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast how the relationship between Jim and Jewel changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of the couple's relationship when the two first meet, when Jewel seeks reassurance from Marlow, when Jim "abandons" Jewel (and Jewel ends up at Stein's house with Tamb' Itam), and just before Jim is killed at the end of the story. What major theme in the novel is showcased through the development of their relationship? Explain and support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The book is entitled, "Lord Jim". Why does the author choose this title? How does the title foreshadow the events that unfold in the story, the inner struggles of the main character, and the regard - or lack thereof - of the people surrounding Jim?

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