Lord Jim Study Guide

1. Jim is the son of:

• A ship captain
• A parson
• A scholar
• A water-clerk

2. To where are the pilgrims on board the Patna traveling?

• Singapore
• Bangkok
• Patusan
• Mecca

3. What happens to the German captain of the Patna?

• He runs away from the official Inquiry.
• He becomes a patient at the hospital.
• He drowns.
• He testifies at the official Inquiry.

4. Why does Brierly commit suicide, according to Marlow?

• His certificates are canceled.
• He has killed a man.
• He senses his own guilt during Jim's testimony.
• He cannot stand his first mate.

5. Who is Marlow?

• A British captain.
• An Alsatian hotelkeeper.
• A parson.
• A wealthy merchant.

6. Why does the pilgrim on board the Patna say, "water"?

• Because his son, who is ill, needs water.
• Because he knows the steamer is filling with water and going to sink.
• Because he is thirsty.
• Because he is dying.

7. How many white men are on board the Patna?

• Five
• None
• Fifty
• Five hundred

8. What does Marlow say about Jim repeatedly through the novel?

• He is a dead man.
• He is heroic.
• He is like Stein.
• He is one of us.

9. What is the fate of the Patna and its passengers?

• The Patna does not sink, but a plague kills all of the passengers.
• The Patna sinks, and the passengers drown except for those in one lifeboat.
• The Patna, with its passengers, lands in Patusan.
• The Patna does not sink, and the passengers are safe.

10. Why is Jim upset when he first meets Marlow?

• He has just learned that the official Inquiry proceedings were corrupt.
• He believes Marlow insulted him.
• He believes Marlow and Brierly are friends.
• He has just learned that his father passed away.