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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. Aside from the log, what is included in the oilskin-wrapped papers?

2. What does Flint’s log track, according to Chapter VI?

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

4. What is missing from Smollett’s map of the island?

5. What role does Smollett have on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Jim do after the exchange between Silver and Tom in Chapter XIV?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define irony. Identify each type of literary irony. Provide at least one example of each type of irony from Treasure Island.

Essay Topic 2

Define narrator and explain the two main types of narrators. Which type of narrator is Jim in Treasure Island? Use examples from the story to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Explain perspective. How is it used in literature? How is it identified? What perspective is used in Treasure Island? Does it change? How? Is this effective? Why or why not?

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