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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim reveal to Marlow during their face-to-face meeting that Jim truly desires?
(a) For his past to be revealed.
(b) For Marlow's friend to forgive him.
(c) For Marlow's friendship to continue.
(d) For his past to be buried.

2. Where is the ship that finds the Patna registered?
(a) Australia.
(b) France.
(c) Canada.
(d) Spain.

3. After traveling throughout the land with a famous Dutch traveler, where does Stein eventually make his home?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Athens.
(c) Celebes.
(d) Greece.

4. How many brothers does Jim have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

5. At the time when the Frenchman and Marlow are conversing, what is Jim's occupation?
(a) A bartender.
(b) An insurance canvasser.
(c) A water clerk.
(d) A ship's captain.

6. How many lifeboats are on the Patna before the incident under inquiry occurs?
(a) 22.
(b) 3.
(c) 15.
(d) 7.

7. How does Jim feel when he learns of the chance to relocate to the place that Stein and Marlow suggest?
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Inspired.
(c) Disillusioned.
(d) Crushed.

8. What is the name of the house where Jim and Marlow spend an evening talking during the inquiry?
(a) Manor House.
(b) Malabar House.
(c) Miramar House.
(d) Middle House.

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

10. How long does Jim clutch the tiller in an attempt to avoid being thrown off of the lifeboat?
(a) Ten hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Six hours.
(d) Three hours.

11. Once the survivors arrive in port, where does the captain immediately go?
(a) To the company's office.
(b) To the post office.
(c) To the nearest bar.
(d) To the harbor office.

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

13. 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) Off of Cape Horn.
(c) Off of Cape Cod.
(d) In the Walpole Reefs.

14. What is the name of Doramin's son?
(a) Kassim Allang.
(b) John Elliot.
(c) James Conrad.
(d) Dain Waris.

15. Over breakfast, where do Stein and Marlow decide that Jim should go to live?
(a) Patusan.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Athens.
(d) Morocco.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the captain and the other two men discuss what their "story" will be, what job is assigned to Jim?

2. How many passengers are on the Patna before the incident under inquiry occurs?

3. Where does Jim learn his sailing skills?

4. According to a rumor that Marlow hears on his journeys, what has Jim, a.k.a. the mysterious white man in Patusan, acquired?

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

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