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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the old sailor use at the end of Chapter I to threaten someone?
(a) A sword
(b) A gun
(c) A knife
(d) His fists

2. What does Jim do when he sees something in the woods at the beginning of Chapter XV?
(a) He moves the treasure
(b) He boards the second ship
(c) He walks toward the man
(d) He flees back to the Hispaniola

3. What is the name of the ship obtained for the journey to Treasure Island?
(a) The Hispaniola
(b) The Galactica
(c) The Pequod
(d) The Endeavour

4. What will Jim’s role be on the journey to the island?
(a) Second Mate
(b) Cabin boy
(c) Cook
(d) Navigator

5. What plot does Jim learn about in Chapter XI?
(a) A robbery
(b) A mutiny
(c) A practical joke that goes wrong
(d) An assassination

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sent a letter to Livesey to let him know the ship and crew were obtained, according to Chapter VII?

2. What is missing from Smollett’s map of the island?

3. What does Jim see in the woods at the beginning of Chapter XV?

4. How many men helped Flint bury his treasure on the island, according to Chapter XV?

5. What happens to Billy at the end of Chapter II?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Silver refer to pirates in Chapter XI?

2. Why is the crew irritable when they approach the island in Chapter XIII?

3. Why is Billy unable to kill Black Dog in Chapter II?

4. How does Silver feel about Black Dog and Pew?

5. What happens to Jim’s mother when they leave the inn during Chapter IV?

6. Explain the difference between Smollett’s map and the map Jim took from Billy’s sea chest.

7. What surprises the men in Chapter V when they go into the inn?

8. What does Jim do after the exchange between Silver and Tom in Chapter XIV?

9. What deal do Ben and Jim make in Chapter XV?

10. What plan do Livesey and Trelawney make at the end of Chapter VI?

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