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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) In the Eastern Mediterranean.
(b) In the Walpole Reefs.
(c) Off of Cape Cod.
(d) Off of Cape Horn.

2. To whom does Marlow recommend Jim for employment?
(a) A ship builder.
(b) An insurance company owner.
(c) A rice mill owner.
(d) A hotelier.

3. According to Marlow, one of the worst examples of a time when Jim simply gets up and leaves because of his past occurs in what city?
(a) Porta Plaza.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Bangkok.
(d) Athens.

4. According to the Frenchman speaking to Marlow, what does one not die from?
(a) Being afraid.
(b) Being angry.
(c) Fearful sounds.
(d) Accidents at sea.

5. How old is Stein when he takes part in the revolutionary movement of 1848?
(a) 19.
(b) 22.
(c) 36.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Brown's man shot while attempting to sneak onto the boat to retrieve some tobacco?

2. How is Cornelius' reaction characterized when Marlow tells Cornelius that Jim will never leave Patusan?

3. How many months before meeting the man that fills in some of the blanks for Marlow on Jim's life does this man meet Jewel at Stein's home?

4. How many years elapse after Jim first leaves for Patusan and when Marlow is first able to visit Jim?

5. What is the name of the house where Jim and Marlow spend an evening talking during the inquiry?

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