Heart of Darkness

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

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.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Who is Marlow looking for?

• Drake
• Kurtz
• Tiffany
• The mechanic

What did Marlow need for his steamboat?

• Screws
• Nails
• Help with his crippling addiction to memes
• Rivets

How does Marlow hope the cannibals regard him?

• appetizing

• heroic

• weak

• disgusting

On the fence posts of the station, Marlow sees

• fire

• heads

• gun

• arrow

Marlow tells The Intended that Kurtz's last words were

• "My heart will forever be in darkness."

• "Give my love to my intended."

• her name

• "The horror; the horror."

How does Marlow get the native attackers to disperse?

• By shooting the rifle

• By blowing the steam whistle

• By making the boat speed up

• By yelling loudly in English

How does Kurtz believe you get power over the natives?

• Showing them you are "supernatural" beings

• Killing them often

• Giving them food and wine

• Teaching them about the Bible