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Conrad: Secret Sharer and Heart of Darkness

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Introduction:
"Two of Joseph Conrad's most famous short novels, "Heart of Darkness" and "The Secret Sharer.""


1. In what setting does the "Secret Sharer" take place?
    On an island
    On a ship
    In an apartment
    In a mental hospital


2. What is the name of the narrator in the "Secret Sharer?"
    We do not know the name
    Marlow
    Jones
    Williams


3. What is the name of the man who comes aboard the ship claiming to be a murderer?
    Leggatt
    Brownwell
    Smith
    Marlow


4. What is the name of the ship that the murder is fleeing from?
    Arabia
    Sunset
    Sephora
    Amphora


5. The main character of "Heart of Darkness" is also the narrator. What is the narrator's name?
    Marlow
    Manager
    Kurtz
    We do not know his name


6. Marlow is sent to rescue Kurtz from the heart of darkness, on the Congo River. What country is company for whom he is working for based in?
    France
    Belgium
    Britain
    Portugal


7. When Marlow reports to duty at the European headquarters, there are two women outside the office knitting. What color are they dressed in? It is the same color cloth that they are knitting.
    Answer: (One Word)


8. What is the occupation of Kurtz?
    Missionary
    Ivory hunter
    To find gold mines
    A riverboat captain


9. Marlow believes Kurtz is wise. When he dies he has an epiphany and sums up the meaning of life. What were the wise words that Kurtz proclaims on his death bed?
    I was an ant on a burning log
    Every man possesses a heart of darkness
    Life is hell
    The horror, the horror


10. "Heart of Darkness" is based to some degree on Conrad's actual life.
    True
    False


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