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

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

3. What does Jim see in the woods at the beginning of Chapter XV?
(a) The treasure
(b) A human skeleton
(c) A human figure in the woods
(d) A second ship

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

5. What happens to Billy at the end of Chapter II?
(a) He is stabbed
(b) He has a stroke
(c) He has a heart attack
(d) He contracts tuberculosis

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sent a letter to Livesey to let him know the ship and crew were obtained, according to Chapter VII?

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

3. What is hidden at the bottom of Billy’s sea chest?

4. Who does Smollett consult with before allowing the men to go ashore in Chapter XIII?

5. Who replaces the sailor who disappears mysteriously in Chapter X?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Livesey and Trelawney reveal about the oilskin-wrapped papers from the sea chest?

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

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

4. What plan do Livesey and Trelawney make at the end of Chapter VI?

5. How does Jim find out a ship and crew has been obtained at the beginning of Chapter VII?

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

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

8. What happens to Jim’s mother when they leave the inn during Chapter IV?

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

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

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