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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. Who is the narrator of Treasure Island?
(a) Squire Trelawney
(b) The narrator is not named
(c) Jim
(d) Dr. Livesey

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

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

4. How is the old sailor recognizable, according to the tall pale man in Chapter II?
(a) A hook in place of one hand
(b) A missing ear
(c) A missing leg
(d) A scar on one cheek

5. Who stows away to go ashore with the sailors in Chapter XIII?
(a) Jim
(b) Silver
(c) Smollett
(d) Trelawney

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the tall pale man in Chapter II?

2. What is the name of the tavern Jim goes to in Chapter VIII?

3. What food was Jim hungry for at the end of Chapter X?

4. What does the old sailor use at the end of Chapter I to threaten someone?

5. Who is the author of Treasure Island?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the tall pale man ask about in Chapter II? How does Jim recognize who the man is asking for?

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

3. Why is Mr. Arrow replaced on the ship?

4. According to Chapter I, how does the story of Treasure Island come to be written?

5. What does Dr. Livesey think might happen if the men go ashore in Chapter XIII?

6. Why do none of the villagers want to help Jim in Chapter IV?

7. What do Billy’s former crewmates want from him?

8. What does Jim learn about the crew in Chapter XI?

9. What do Jim and his mother find in Billy’s sea chest in Chapter IV?

10. Why is Jim offended when Billy asks for rum in Chapter III?

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