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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. How much time does Billy say he has at the end of Chapter III?
(a) 3 hours
(b) 6 hours
(c) 6 days
(d) Not enough

2. What is hidden at the bottom of Billy’s sea chest?
(a) An intricate wooden lock box
(b) A spyglass
(c) Gold
(d) Letters to Billy

3. What is Jim hired to do for the old sailor in Chapter I?
(a) Serve as a bodyguard
(b) Carry his bags
(c) Act as a lookout
(d) Keep him company as he takes his walks

4. Where does Ben hide what he made, according to Chapter XV?
(a) Under the fabric from a sail
(b) Under a white rock
(c) Under leafy branches
(d) Behind a boulder

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim look for when he searches through Billy’s clothing in Chapter IV?

2. What role does the sailor who helped Trelawney have on the crew?

3. Whose scream is heard on the island in Chapter XIV?

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

5. Where does Jim go to get help for Billy in Chapter IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens between Silver and Tom in Chapter XIV?

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

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

8. What deal do Ben and Jim make in Chapter XV?

9. What does Livesey warn Billy against at the end of Chapter II? Why?

10. How does Silver refer to pirates in Chapter XI?

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