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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 Jim do when he sees something in the woods at the beginning of Chapter XV?

2. Who does Jim see Silver speaking to on the island in Chapter XIV?

3. What does Billy want in exchange for some money at the beginning of Chapter III?

4. How is Pew killed?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Define genre. What is the genre of Treasure Island? Identify the major characteristics of the story that place it in this particular genre.

Essay Topic 3

Define conflict. Identify each type of conflict used in literature. Provide at least one example of each type of conflict found in the story of Treasure Island.

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