20. When Marlow meets with the supposed Chief of the Inner Station, what precious material is in this famous man's possession?
From Quiz Heart of Darkness
Answer:
Ivory
Marlow continues his story to a point after the attack. Mr. Kurtz is, in fact, alive. His shack at the Inner Station was filled with ivory before much of it was brought onto the ship for transport. It turns out Mr. Kurtz feels entitled enough to 'own' the ivory, the jungle, the river, and much of everything else, and Marlow makes note of the man's mannerisms in this regard. Mr. Kurtz was originally commissioned to write a report on the customs of the land (which he did), but he came away from the experience a changed man. Now, as Marlow observes, the man had placed himself on "a high seat amongst the devils of the land". The Inner Station is not far downriver from the attack and the steamship reaches it quite soon. Marlow is greeted by a man who came from Russia who admits to leaving the message and firewood fifty miles downstream. Marlow also returns the man's book (it turns out that the cipher was text from his). The man also makes it clear that the Natives have not killed Kurtz- in fact, they don't really want him to leave.