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Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad

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1. Heart of Darkness opens in what setting?

(A) A boat on the Congo River

(B) A boat on the Thames River

(D) The Outer Station

2. Where does Kurtz die?

(A) At the Inner Station

(B) In Brussels

(D) In the jungle

3. What does Marlow discover atop the fence posts at the Inner Station?

(A) Human heads

(B) Monkey skulls

(D) The Company flag

4. The Company trades primarily in

(A) Gold

(B) Slaves

(D) Ivory

5. Which of the following receives Kurtz's “Report” after his death?

(A) Marlow's aunt

(B) Kurtz's “Intended”

(D) A journalist

6. Most of Marlow's adventures take place in

(A) Kenya

(B) Rhodesia

(D) England

7. Which of the following is not something that Marlow gives to the Russian trader?

(A) Food

(B) Gun cartridges

(D) Shoes

8. What do the men at the Central Station hear about the fate of the Eldorado Exploring Expedition?

(A) That they have been successful and are returning with lots of ivory

(B) That the expedition's pack animals are dead

(D) That the expedition has found Kurtz

9. At the end of his “Report” on the natives, Kurtz writes:

(A) “Exterminate all the brutes!”

(B) “God help us!”

(D) “God save the King!”

10. What one thing does Marlow need to repair his wrecked steamer?

(A) Steel plates

(B) A new boiler

(D) Rivets

11. Which of the following does not accompany Marlow on his journey up the river from the Central Station?

(A) The chief accountant

(B) The general manager

(D) The pilgrims

12. How does Marlow's helmsman die?

(A) He is killed and eaten by the cannibals

(B) He is shot by an angry pilgrim

(D) He falls overboard and drowns

13. The Company is

(A) English

(B) French

(D) Belgian

14. At the Company's offices Marlow encounters

(A) Kurtz

(B) Kurtz's fiancée

(D) A Russian trader

15. Why are the cannibals aboard the steamer hungry?

(A) The pilgrims threw their rotting meat overboard

(B) There are no humans for them to eat

(D) They are fasting for religious reasons

16. Who is ultimately responsible for the attack on the steamer?

(A) The Russian trader

(B) The general manager

(D) Marlow

17. Marlow's predecessor with the Company dies as a result of a quarrel over

(A) Ivory

(B) Hens

(D) A woman

18. The last person Marlow sees in Brussels is

(A) The president of the Company

(B) His aunt

(D) Kurtz's fiancée

19. Who helps Marlow to get a job with the Company?

(A) Kurtz

(B) The Director of Companies

(D) His aunt

20. What does the Russian trader leave downriver for the approaching steamer?

(A) Firewood

(B) Water

(D) Food

21. Before he goes to Africa, Marlow has been on a voyage through

(A) The South Pacific

(B) Asia

(D) Alaska

22. Where does Marlow encounter the “grove of death”?

(A) Brussels

(B) The Outer Station

(D) The Inner Station

23. The chief accountant's most notable characteristic is

(A) His bald head

(B) His spotless white clothing

(D) His unusual hat

24. At the Central Station the native laborers burn

(A) A hut full of trade goods

(B) Marlow's steamer

(D) The surrounding forest

25. What are Kurtz's last words?

(A) “Exterminate all the brutes!”

(B) “The horror! The horror!”

(D) “God help me!”

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