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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXII-XXIV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who knows the island well, according to Chapter XII?
(a) Livesey
(b) Silver
(c) Smollett
(d) One of the crew members

2. What does Jim look for when he searches through Billy’s clothing in Chapter IV?
(a) A cause of death
(b) Any indication of next of kin
(c) A key to the sea chest
(d) The money Billy owed in rent

3. Who is the author of Treasure Island?
(a) Oscar Wilde
(b) Robert Louis Stevenson
(c) Jules Verne
(d) Walt Whitman

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

5. How many men does Jim see run into the inn at the beginning of Chapter V?
(a) A handful
(b) Seven or eight
(c) Three
(d) A dozen or so

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is pleased about the ship’s new cook, according to the end of Chapter VIII?

2. Who does Smollett consult with before allowing the men to go ashore in Chapter XIII?

3. What role does Smollett have on the ship?

4. Who subdues the old sailor at the end of Chapter I?

5. What does the narrator omit about the island as he begins his story?

(see the answer key)

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