Heart of Darkness Review

Who helps Marlow get his job on the steamship?

• his aunt

• the doctor

• the manager

• his father

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Fresleven got in a fight with a native chief over

• 2 hens
• 4 pounds of ivory
• the Native Woman
• a steamboat

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What were the two women at the door of the manager's office doing?

• preparing contracts

• knitting black wool

• guarding the company maps

• embroidering chair seats

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the doctor do to Marlow?

• asks him for a family health history
• measures his weight
• measures his skull
  
• asks about his eating habits

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

There is a comparison of the river in unnamed Africa to a:

• snake

• jagged slash

• wound

• string of destiny

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What are the five men doing on the ship as Marlow tells his story?

• waiting to move

• sailing down the (Congo) river

• docked at port

• trying to keep it from sinking

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

As a child, Marlow was fascinated by:

• maps, and the blank spaces on them

• boats, and the people who captain them

• love, and the people who give it to others

• money, and the people who get it

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Name two people who are aboard the Nellie.

• Marlow and Kurtz
• Marlow and Fresleven
• the narrator and an accountant
• the narrator and the manager

What inspired Joseph to write about the Belgian Congo?

• He travelled often to Congo when he was young
• He lived in Congo with his mother
• He took command of a steamship in the Congo
• His father was the captain of a steamer in Congo

What does Marlow need to fix his boat?

• Rivets
• Workers
• Iron
• a welder

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9