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Lord Jim

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Lord Jim

Joseph Conrad

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The ship which Jim sails aboard as chief mate which then nearly sinks, leading him to abandon it, is called the:

(A) Patusan

(B) Sarah W. Granger

(C) Jewel

(D) Patna

Marlow first encounters Jim:

(A) on board a ship

(B) in a courtroom

(C) at the Malabar House

(D) in Patusan

Patusan is a:

(A) small independent state

(B) British colony

(C) part of the Philippines

(D) Dutch colony

Jim is put on trial by:

(A) British authorities

(B) his fellow seamen

(C) Muslim clerics

(D) the Patna's owners

Who tells Marlow of Jim's final fate?

(A) Dain Waris and Doramin

(B) Tamb'Itam and Jewel

(C) Jewel and Stein

(D) Stein and DeJongh

Stein was forced to flee Europe because he was a:

(A) revolutionary

(B) forger

(C) royalist

(D) thief

Which of the following is not a business proposition offered to Jim?

(A) Guano collecting on the Walpole Reef

(B) Trading post manager in Patusan

(C) Water-clerk for De Jongh

(D) Tax collector in Batavia

Jewel is the daughter of:

(A) Stein and the Dutch-Malay woman

(B) Cornelius

(C) the Dutch-Malay woman

(D) Cornelius and the Dutch-Malay woman

Marlow repeatedly refers to Jim as:

(A) "a jolly good fellow"

(B) "one of us"

(C) "a monster"

(D) "a younger version of" himself

Patusan was first visited by Dutch traders in search of:

(A) slaves

(B) gold

(C) territory

(D) pepper

In which of the following works does Marlow also appear?

(A) Heart of Darkness

(B) Moby-Dick

(C) The Secret Agent

(D) Under Western Eyes

Which crew member from the Patna does Jim encounter at his first job after the trial?

(A) The captain

(B) One of the Malay helmsmen

(C) The purser

(D) The second engineer

At the inquiry the only members of the Patna's crew to appear are:

(A) Jim and the captain

(B) Jim

(C) the captain and the second engineer

(D) the captain

Marlow last sees Jim:

(A) in Patusan

(B) on board his ship

(C) at Stein's

(D) at the inquiry

Stein collects:

(A) grasshoppers

(B) butterflies

(C) seashells

(D) stamps

Why does the crew assume the Patna has sunk?

(A) Its lights disappear

(B) They hear screams

(C) They see debris in the water

(D) They see another lifeboat full of survivors

Doramin and the Bugis have come to Patusan from:

(A) the Middle East

(B) Singapore

(C) Celebes

(D) Jakarta

In Patusan Jim gains power by defeating:

(A) Rajah Allang

(B) Cornelius

(C) Sherif Ali

(D) the Sultan

Which of the following is not given to Jim before he goes to Patusan?

(A) A trading charter

(B) Letters of introduction

(C) A silver ring

(D) A revolver

What inspires Jim to become a sailor?

(A) His older brother is one

(B) It has always been his father's dream

(C) His uncle owns a ship

(D) He reads lots of sea literature

Jim is:

(A) Dutch

(B) German

(C) British

(D) American

Gentleman Brown goes to Patusan in search of:

(A) Jim

(B) a woman

(C) food

(D) a safe harbor

Marlow gives Jim:

(A) a job recommendation

(B) dinner

(C) a gun

(D) all of the above

A water-clerk is a:

(A) merchant's agent

(B) customs inspector

(C) harbor pilot

(D) postal carrier

What kills Dain Waris?

(A) An arrow

(B) A spear

(C) A bullet

(D) A blow to the head

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