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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who orders the sniper attack that kills a villager?
(a) Brown.
(b) Kassim.
(c) Rajah.
(d) Doramin.

2. How many times is Brown's man shot while attempting to sneak onto the boat to retrieve some tobacco?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

3. When Jim and his attackers reach their destination, what does Jim order his attackers to do?
(a) Turn themselves into the authorities.
(b) Jump into the river.
(c) Go below deck.
(d) Sit back to back in the kitchen.

4. At the time in which Jim relates the story of the attempted assassination, what does Jim confess to Marlow?
(a) That he hates living in Patusan.
(b) That he wants to go home.
(c) That he respects Cornelius' business sense.
(d) That he loves Cornelius' stepdaughter.

5. When the girl asserts that Jim is false while she is visiting Stein's home with Tamb' Itam, who rallies to Jim's defense?
(a) Tamb' Itam.
(b) Marlow.
(c) Kassim.
(d) Stein.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jim arrives just after Marlow has refused to reveal Jim's past to Jewel, why do Jim and Marlow not talk?

2. When does the attack on Ali's compound - as plotted by Jim - begin?

3. At the time when the Frenchman and Marlow are conversing, what is Jim's occupation?

4. What does Jim ask Marlow to do as a favor in regard to his newly found position with the ship-chandlers?

5. To whom does Marlow recommend Jim for employment?

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