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Heart of Darkness Reading Two
Reading Comprehension Quiz:
- What resolution
had Marlow made as a boy when he first looked at a map of
the great expanse of Africa and followed the
snake of the Congo River upstream? (21-22)
- With whom does Marlow make contact in order to get a ship captain’s position with the Belgian company colonizing the Congo? (23)
- Describe the fate of Captain
Fresleven, Marlow’s predecessor.
(23-24)
- When Marlow arrives at the
central
office in Brussels, what does he find the
women doing as they sit beside the great map
of Africa?
- What secret theory
has the doctor who examines Marlow’s head
developed about the effect of the jungle on the European mind? (26-27)
- What is the French
warship doing
as Marlow's steamer passes? (30)
- When Marlow arrives in the Congo, he immediately begins his journey up-river aboard a vessel captained by a
Swede. What
happened to his predecessor?
- What does Marlow find when he arrives at the
Outer
Station? Be specific. Name a detail.
- What does Marlow find when he steps into
the grove of trees to escape the heat of the sun? (35)
- How is
the Chief Accountant
of the Outer Station dressed? (36)
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