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

2. What does Jim see in the woods at the beginning of Chapter XV?

3. Who or what is Admiral Benbow?

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

5. What does the old sailor use at the end of Chapter I to threaten someone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Silver feel about Black Dog and Pew?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Give a brief character biography of Jim. What is his role in the story? How does he grow and change as the story progresses, if at all? How does his story end in Treasure Island? Is this fitting for his character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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