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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon does Jim use to defend himself against Israel in Chapter XXVI?
(a) A broken bottle
(b) A knife
(c) A pistol
(d) A piece of splintered wood

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

3. Who goes walking in the trees in Chapter XXII?
(a) Jim
(b) Livesey
(c) Smollett
(d) Ben

4. Why is the boat at the beginning of Chapter XVII hard to maneuver?
(a) There is no wind for the sail
(b) There are only two oars
(c) It is overloaded
(d) It has no rudder

5. Why do none of the pirates notice the change in the ship in Chapter XXIII?
(a) They are all ill
(b) No one is aboard
(c) They are all asleep
(d) They are all distracted

6. Who goes ashore with Hunter in Chapter XVI?
(a) Smollett
(b) Livesey
(c) Trelawney
(d) Jim

7. How do the men get ashore at the end of Chapter XVII?
(a) They wade
(b) They don’t; they return to the Hispaniola
(c) In the boat
(d) In a different boat

8. Where are the honest sailors trapped in Chapter XVIII?
(a) On the boat
(b) The stockade
(c) In the trees
(d) On the shore

9. What does Jim throw overboard in Chapter XXV?
(a) The brandy
(b) Israel Hands
(c) His journal
(d) The Jolly Roger

10. Whose scream does Jim hear in Chapter XXII?
(a) Tom's
(b) Cap'n Flint's
(c) Silver's
(d) Ben's

11. Who gave Silver the treasure map, according to Chapter XXVIII?
(a) Smollett
(b) Livesey
(c) Jim
(d) Trelawney

12. What accusation does Livesey make about Jim in Chapter XXX?
(a) That he is cowardly
(b) That he planned the mutiny for Silver
(c) That he is a mutineer
(d) That he is the leader of the mutineers

13. How is Tom fatally wounded in Chapter XVIII?
(a) He is shot
(b) He is beaten
(c) He is stabbed
(d) He is thrown into some rocks by a wave

14. Who is pinned to the mast at the end of Chapter XXVI?
(a) An unnamed pirate
(b) The dead watchman
(c) Tom
(d) Israel

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who insists that the private conversation will take place with Jim in Chapter XXX?

2. How many pirates are still alive at the beginning of Chapter XVIII?

3. Who does Jim see on deck of the Hispaniola at the beginning of Chapter XV?

4. Why does Jim have trouble sailing at the beginning of Chapter XXIII?

5. What shows Jim where the stockade is in Chapter XXVII?

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