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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator omit about the island as he begins his story?
(a) Its exact location
(b) The exact amount of the treasure buried there
(c) How he found out about the treasure
(d) Its true name

2. Who does Jim want to discuss the papers with, according to Chapter V?
(a) His mother
(b) Trelawney
(c) Livesey
(d) Linde

3. Who does Smollett consult with before allowing the men to go ashore in Chapter XIII?
(a) Mr. Arrow
(b) Silver
(c) Trelawney
(d) Livesey

4. What does Flint’s log track, according to Chapter VI?
(a) Bets he placed on fights
(b) Money his sailors borrowed from him
(c) His crew
(d) The places he acquired loot

5. Who sent a letter to Livesey to let him know the ship and crew were obtained, according to Chapter VII?
(a) Trelawney
(b) The ship's captain
(c) Jim
(d) A courier

6. Where does Jim go to get help for Billy in Chapter IV?
(a) The hospital
(b) Dr. Livesey’s home
(c) A neighboring village
(d) The local restaurant

7. Who leads the sailors ashore in Chapter XIII?
(a) Trelawney
(b) Smollett
(c) Silver
(d) Jim

8. What is the name of the old sailor, as revealed in Chapter II?
(a) Billy Bones
(b) Cookie
(c) Jack Sparrow
(d) Bluebeard

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

10. What is the old sailor warned about in Chapter I?
(a) Gambling
(b) Drinking
(c) Swearing
(d) Piracy

11. Why is the crew irritable at the beginning of Chapter XIII?
(a) They think Jim is a spy
(b) They are hungry
(c) They suspect there is no treasure
(d) Because of the heat

12. Who does Jim see Silver speaking to on the island in Chapter XIV?
(a) A man Jim has never seen before
(b) Smollett
(c) Tom
(d) Trelawney

13. Who cautions the old sailor in Chapter I?
(a) Trelawney
(b) Livesey
(c) Jim
(d) Jim's mother

14. Who does Jim hear talking with crew members about old adventures with Captain Flint?
(a) Silver
(b) Mr. Arrow
(c) Livesey
(d) Smollett

15. Aside from the log, what is included in the oilskin-wrapped papers?
(a) A photograph
(b) The ownership papers to a ship
(c) A letter to Livesey
(d) A treasure map

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the blind man tell the others will cause them to be rich?

2. How much time does Billy say he has at the end of Chapter III?

3. Who stows away to go ashore with the sailors in Chapter XIII?

4. What does Jim take from Billy’s sea chest?

5. What is the name of the sailor who helped Trelawney get the crew?

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