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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After leaving Doramin's house, with whom does Jim take up lodging in Patusan?
(a) Kassim.
(b) Cornelius.
(c) Marlow.
(d) Rajah.

2. How long does Jim's sailing training last?
(a) Twelve months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Twenty-four months.
(d) Eighteen months.

3. How many quartermasters does the captain of the rescuing ship send on board the Patna?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. While the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon his ship, what are the passengers doing?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Praying.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Fighting.

5. What does Jim ask Marlow to do as a favor in regard to his newly found position with the ship-chandlers?
(a) Send the court inquiry's findings.
(b) Write him a letter of recommendation.
(c) Apologize to Marlow's friend for him.
(d) Explain the circumstances of Jim's past.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days do the four crew members sail on the passing steamer before the steamer reaches port?

2. While held prisoner, what item do the captors bring to Jim to fix?

3. What is the name of Doramin's son?

4. Who is Tamb' Itam?

5. What is the name of the nautical assessor who is presiding over the inquiry and who captains a steel steamer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the letter from Jim's father significant in explaining why Jim feels he can never go home?

2. Why does Brown attack Dain Waris' camp?

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

4. Brown reveals to Jim the two options he would like Jim to select from in dealing with Brown. What are those two options?

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

6. Why does Cornelius' stepdaughter awaken Jim in the middle of the night after he returns from his day trip?

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

8. What are the two options that Jim gives to Brown during their meeting?

9. Why is Tamb' Itam reluctant to carry out Jim's orders to pursue Brown?

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

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