Heart of Darkness - Part 3

Why does Kurtz threaten to shoot the harlequin?

Harlequin found and kept ivory

What material are the native woman's clothes made of?

Brass

What does Marlowe discover to be true of Kurtz when they finally meet?

Kurtz did more harm to the Company than good

Why do the natives yell as the steamer leaves the inner station?

They don't want Kurtz to leave

why did kurtz give marlow a packet of papers and a photograph?

the "noxious fool" (manager) likes to look into his things when Kurtz isn't looking

what are kurtz's last words?

The horror, the horror!

when did marlow visit Kurtz's Intended?

1 year after his death

When Marlow looks through the binoculars, what does he see on the fence in the station compound that are "ornamental balls"?

Severed heads

What does Marlow threaten to do if Kurtz calls out to the natives?

he threatened to kill him

Who helps Marlow return to full health?

his aunt

What does Marlow compare Kurtz to when he first sees him?

A phantom

According to the harlequin, why did the natives attack the steamship

The natives don't want Kurtz to leave and Kurtz told the natives to attack the ship

What does Marlow first do when he learns that Kurtz has died?

Eats dinner

What does Marlow tell Kurtz's fiance his last words were?

Her name

What was Marlow doing instead of helping Kurtz?

"But I had not much time to give him, because I was helping the engine-driver to take to the pieces the leaky cylinders, to straighten a bent connecting-rod, and in other such matters."

What does Marlow admire about Kurtz in the end?

" perhaps all the wisdom, and all truth, and all sincerity, are just compressed into that inappreciable moment of time in which we step over the threshold of the invisible. Perhaps! I like to think my summing-up would not have been a word of careless contempt. Better his cry—much better."

How does Marlow refer to the people in sepulchral city?

"They trespassed upon my thoughts. They were intruders whose knowledge of life was to me an irritating pretence, because I felt so sure they could not possibly know what I knew.

The character who says "I was seduced into something like admiration--like envy" was

Narrator

"She was savage and superb, wild-eyed and magnificent." Who is being described?

Kurtz's mistress and the African woman

What does the trader take from Marlow before he leaves?

Tobacco, gun cartridges, shoes

What do the natives think that the guns of Kurtz's followers are?

Lightning bolts

Who tries to come aboard the steamer?

Kurtz's mistress

Who nurses Kurtz through 2 illnesses?

Harlequin

What does Kurtz give to Marlow?

His work

Who buries Kurtz?

The pilgrims

Which of the following does the harlequin NOT mention about Kurtz?

Kurtz was a fool

According to Marlow, what do the heads on the stakes show about Kurtz?

Kurtz lacked restraint in the gratification of his lusts

Which of the following is not mentioned as one of Kurtz's professions

Carpenter

What does Marlow compare Kurtz's fiancee easing her pain by talking with him to?

Thirsty men drinking

According to Marlow, what was worthy of Kurtz's life?

His end

Why did Kurtz and his Intended not marry when they were engaged?

Her parents didn't approve

According to Marlow, what of Kurtz remained after his death?

His memory

Why was Kurtz deemed a "remarkable man" to Marlow?

He had something to say and he said it

Who's faces were said to be "full of stupid importance"?

The pilgrims

What is Kurtz's last words reminiscent of?

Macbeth's guilt

Who was referred to as the "noxious fool"?

The station manager

Who's life was "running swiftly, too, ebbing, ebbing out of his heart into the sea of inexorable time"?

Kurtz

What is "the horror"?

Kurtz's life and impact on those around him

What does Marlow admire about Kurtz after he dies?

He understood and came to terms with who he was as a person

Why is Marlow disgusted by civilization?

He understands the human cost for superficial things

Which is NOT something Marlow says Kurtz claims personal ownership of and credit for?

Harlequin's success

During their trip downriver Marlow says that Kurtz was "an impenetrable darkness." What does the darkness represent?

Kurtz's inability to pull himself out of the darkness of his soul

Before arriving at the inner station, Marlowe and his men were greeted by?

A curiously dressed Russian

Who said the following, "this man has enlarged my mind" ?

The Harlequin

Who informs the crew of Kurtz's passing?

The managers' boy

When Kurtz threatened to shoot the harlequin, what did the latter do in response?

Give him ivory

What did the manager say about Kurtz's methods?

They had ruined the district

What is the purpose of the served heads surrounding Kurtz's station?

To show his power & to scare anyone who try's to rebel

What does Marlow realize when he finally meets Kurtz?

That the wilderness has over taken Kurtz

What does the Russian ask of Marlow before he leaves?

To not do anything to damage Kurtz's reputation

Where does Kurtz crawl off to from the boat?

Towards a fire

Whose existence is described as "improbable, inexplicable, and altogether bewildering" by Marlow in the very beginning of Part 3?

The Russian

Why does the Russian have a hard time understanding Marlow's frustration with Kurtz actions?

He is naive and can't see past his own idea of Kurtz

Who says to Marlow that he or she is "waiting for death"?

Kurtz

Who comes to visit Marlow after Kurtz dies and he is in possession of the "papers"?

A representative from the company, Marlow's cousin, and a journalist

Marlow's first impression of the native woman is that she is:

Dressed in showy splendor

When Marlow says that "the powers of darkness had claimed him for their own," he means that Kurtz

Has become evil

Why does Marlow fight to keep Kurtz's letters from the company?

He feels they will destroy Kurtz's reputation

Marlow considers Kurtz a(n) _____ man because he reflects back on his life and has something to say about it in the end

Remarkable

According to Marlow, why does he think Kurtz went to Africa in the first place?

To gain more money for the parents of his fiance to approve of him

After meeting Kurtz's intended, what does she remind Marlow of?

The superficiality of European society and Kurtz's African mistress

Who does Marlow describe as "She seemed ready to listen without mental reservation... without a thought for herself"?

The girl in Kurtz's painting

What is the reason the Harlequin give Marlow as an excuse for the natives' behavior?

They are simple people.
They do not want Marlow to take Kurtz away.
Kurtz ordered the natives to attack the steamboat.
All of the above

Who does Kurtz keep around to listen to him talk in Part 3?

Harlequin

When Kurtz came on the stretcher, what was the initial reaction of Marlow and his crew?( Select all that apply)

Marlow and the crew thought he was dead, Marlow and the crew stood still seeing the natives holding Kurtz, and the natives were going to attack the people on the steam boat

What had the manager told Marlow that Kurtz has accumulated?

Kurtz ammased a remarkable quanity of ivory

Shortly after seeing Kurtz, at night, what did Marlow awake to?

sounds of drumbeats and natives reciting incantations

Who says "She came foreward, all in black, with a pale head, floating twords me in the dusk"?

Marlow

Who is described to be looking with, "fiery, longing eyes" past Marlow?

Kurtz

What did all the pilgrims rush out to see?

Kurtz dead

How did Marlow react to seeing the human heads around the station?

initially horrified and disgusted, viewing it as a "ghastly, infernal spectacle"

How is the Native woman standing by the river described as?

Beautiful and draped with ornaments

How do the Natives see Kurtz?

As a God

Why do people from the company come visit Marlow?

to get Kurtz' writings and papers

What is the name of the boat?

Nellie

What color hair did the intended have?

Blonde

What does Marlow return to the Harlequin?

His sailing book

In chapter 3, which quote helps show the assertion that kurtz is seen god like?

"... Who was not his friend who had heard him speak once? ... He drew men towards him by what was best in them."

Marlow says "It was not my ________ that wanted nursing, It was my _________ that wanted soothing."

Strength, Imagination

How does Mr.Kurtz's fiancee look when Marlow goes to see her?

All in black, with a pale head.

What does Marlow notice about Kurtz's fiancee when she speaks?

She was not very young

Why does the harlequin care for Kurtz through two illnesses?

He admires Kurtz's personality

Once Kurtz is dead, what does Marlow do with the letters?

Gives them to Kurtz's intended

Why does Marlow lie to Kurtz's fiance?

The truth would be too dark to tell

What is the meaning of Kurtz's name?

Short

Who says "The last word he pronounced was your name."

Marlow

Where does The Russian state that him and Kurtz camped one night?

A forest

What is the context of this quote: "The brown current ran swiftly out of the heart of darkness"

The steamers journey back from the inner station

Specifically, whose heads were cut off to put on top of the fences in the station compound?

Rebels

Where do the manager and the pilgrims lay Kurtz?

In one of the ship's cabins

What was Kurtz doing during the long periods of time the trader would not see him for?

Raiding the countryside for ivory

What does the trader insist about Kurtz to Marlow?

He cannot be judged as one would judge a normal man

What is Marlow's reaction upon discovering what the ornament balls really are?

Repulsed but not particularly surprised

Who says, "It was impossible to know him and not to admire him. Was it?"

Kurtz's Intended

What is Marlow left with when he returns to Brussels?

Supression of Savage Customs, a few Letters, and a picture of Kurtz's Intended

How did Marlow feel as he watched Kurtz wait for death?

Fascinated

What does Marlow find in Kurtz's cabin in the beginning of Part 3?

Kurtz has run away

Why was the tribe so willing to follow Kurtz?

They adored Kurtz

Mr. Kurtz has done more __________ than ___________ for the company.

Harm; good

To whom does Kurtz say, "Go away. Hide yourself"?

Marlow