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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jim learn his sailing skills?
(a) From his father.
(b) From his uncle.
(c) From the mercantile marines.
(d) From the Navy.

2. What is the name of the ship that Jim takes the job of chief mate on?
(a) The Modicum.
(b) The Gustav.
(c) The Eagle.
(d) The Patna.

3. Why can the Patna's captain and his fellow ship abandoners not free their lifeboat?
(a) A mooring line is caught.
(b) A sliding bolt is jammed.
(c) They panic and forget how to launch the lifeboat.
(d) They are not strong enough.

4. Where is Jim when the captain and the drunken man are fighting?
(a) In the engine room.
(b) In the mess area.
(c) On the ship's bridge.
(d) In the lookout perch.

5. How many passengers are on the Patna before the incident under inquiry occurs?
(a) 800 people.
(b) 425 people.
(c) 570 people.
(d) 50 people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many crew members abandon ship after the Patna's accident?

2. How many brothers does Jim have?

3. How do the other three in the lifeboat feel when they realize that Jim - not the other engineer - is on the lifeboat?

4. What is the name of the engineer who collapses from a heart attack aboard the Patna?

5. As the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon his ship, what does Jim notice off in the distance?

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