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

2. What is missing from Smollett’s map of the island?
(a) A name of the island
(b) Nothing; it is an exact copy
(c) Identifying landmarks
(d) The “X” marking the treasure’s location

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

4. Who subdues the old sailor at the end of Chapter I?
(a) A prostitute
(b) Livesey
(c) Trelawney
(d) Jim

5. What role does Mr. Arrow have on the ship?
(a) Swabbie
(b) Cook
(c) First Mate
(d) Captain

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cautions the old sailor in Chapter I?

2. How long has a man been stranded on the island?

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

4. Who has a bad feeling about the voyage, according to Chapter IX?

5. What plot does Jim learn about in Chapter XI?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the old sailor terrorize the customers at the inn in Chapter I?

2. Why is the crew irritable when they approach the island in Chapter XIII?

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

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

5. What happens when Jim sneaks aboard a boat going ashore in Chapter XIII?

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

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

8. How did Ben come to be on the island, according to Chapter XV?

9. What surprises the men in Chapter V when they go into the inn?

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

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