Quiz on Conrad's "Heart of Darkness"			           Dr. Robinson

1.  Where is Marlowe, the principal narrator, while he is 
    narrating the story of his trip up the Congo River?

2.  What had been Marlowe's mission in Africa?

3.  Describe the activities going on at the Company's outer 
    station when Marlowe arrives there.  (I am speaking of the 
    first station he visits, not one of the two stations in the 
    interior.)

4.  Who is Kurtz and what is he supposed to be doing in Africa? 

5.  What mechanical / logistical difficulty accounts for 
    Marlowe's long delay in the trip upriver? 

6.  How do the natives below Kurtz's inner station greet the 
    arriving steamboat?

7.  How has Kurtz decorated the perimeter of his station 
    grounds?

8.  What is the subject of Kurtz's manuscript?  What is its 
    postscript?

9.  What are Kurtz's last words?

10.  What does Marlowe tell Kurtz's "Intended" that his last 
     words were?