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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. Who or what is Admiral Benbow?

2. Who knows the island well, according to Chapter XII?

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

4. How many men helped Flint bury his treasure on the island, according to Chapter XV?

5. Who is the narrator of Treasure Island?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How can Smollett be described?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Define epilogue. How are epilogues used in literature? Does the epilogue found at the end of Treasure Island contribute to or detract from the overall story? Why?

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