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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 Jim realize about the sound he hears at the end of Chapter XXIV?
(a) He can remove the pirates from the ship
(b) The honest sailors and pirates are fighting again
(c) He is in danger
(d) It means he has no escape from the Hispaniola

2. What drink does Israel ask Jim for in Chapter XXVI?
(a) Rum
(b) Brandy
(c) Tea
(d) Wine

3. What type of boat does Jim find in Chapter XXII?
(a) A dinghy
(b) A pontoon
(c) A coracle
(d) A clipper

4. What does Jim decide to search for in Chapter XXII?
(a) Silver
(b) The treasure
(c) Ben's boat
(d) An escape route

5. When does Chapter XXX begin in relation to Chapter XXIX?
(a) A time frame is not given
(b) Several days later
(c) The next morning
(d) A week later

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do none of the pirates notice the change in the ship in Chapter XXIII?

2. What does Jim want Israel Hands to consider him, according to Chapter XXV?

3. What is Silver’s punishment, according to Chapter XXIX?

4. Who is pinned to the mast at the end of Chapter XXVI?

5. What does a pirate hand to Silver at the beginning of Chapter XXIX?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Silver allow Livesey and Jim to speak privately in Chapter XXX?

2. Why does Livesey go walking in the woods in Chapter XXII?

3. Why do the sailors say Tom has nothing to fear in the afterlife?

4. Why is Ben sure the honest sailors are in the stockade in Chapter XIX?

5. What does Silver throw down at the end of Chapter XXIX?

6. What is the outcome of the fight between the honest sailors and the pirates in Chapter XXI?

7. What warning does Livesey give Silver at the end of Chapter XXX?

8. What does Jim go looking for in Chapter XXII?

9. Where do Jim and Israel sail the ship at the beginning of Chapter XXVI?

10. What do the pirates’ voices on the Hispaniola in Chapter XIX suggest to Jim?

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