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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the blind man tell the others will cause them to be rich?

2. How is Pew killed?

3. Who leads the sailors ashore in Chapter XIII?

4. What does Jim do when he sees something in the woods at the beginning of Chapter XV?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Explain the difference between Smollett’s map and the map Jim took from Billy’s sea chest.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Livesey and Silver, particularly as they relate to Jim. What are their relationships with Jim? How do those relationships change by the end of the story? Who do you think Jim relates to better in the story? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Define implication. Define inference. Compare and contrast the two terms using specific examples from the story.

Essay Topic 3

Define characterization. What are the two types of characterization? Provide at least two specific examples of each type of characterization found in Treasure Island.

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