Heart of Darkness Comprehension/Review

Where does Kurtz die?

• at the Inner Station

• in Brussels

• aboard Marlow's steamer

• in the jungle

What does Marlow discover atop the fence posts in the Inner Station?

• human heads

• monkey skulls

• dead infants

• the Company flag

The Company trades primarily in

• gold

• slaves

• bananas

• ivory

Which of the following receives Kurtz's "report" after his death?

• Marlow's aunt

• Kurtz's "intended"

• a representative from the Company

• a journalist

Which of the following is NOT something that Marlow gives to the Russian trader?

• food

• gun cartridges

• tobacco

• shoes

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

• that they have been successful and are returning with lots of ivory

• that the expedition's pack animals are dead

• that the men have been ambushed and killed by natives

• that the expedition has found Kurtz

At the end of his "report" on the natives, Kurtz writes...

• "Exterminate all the brutes!"

• "God help us!"

• "God bless us, everyone!"

• "No more death!"

• "God save the King!"

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

• steel plates

• a new boiler

• tools

• rivets

• a new hyper-drive system

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

• the chief accountant

• the general manager

• the cannibals

• the pilgrims

How does Marlow's helmsman die?

• he is killed and eaten by the cannibals

• he is shot by an angry pilgrim

• he is impaled on a spear thrown from the riverbank

• he falls overboard and drowns

• he is split from the nave to the chaps