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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 is the old sailor recognizable, according to the tall pale man in Chapter II?

2. How is Pew killed?

3. What causes the men to flee in Chapter V?

4. Who kills Tom in Chapter XIV?

5. What is the old sailor warned about in Chapter I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss the theme of morality seen in Treasure Island. What moral questions and dilemmas are addressed throughout the story? What characters struggle with morality? How are moral issues resolved in the story? What does Stevenson intend the reader to get from his treatment of morality in the story?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Define Freytag’s Pyramid. Identify the elements of Freytag’s Pyramid and define each. Provide at least one example of each element of Freytag’s Pyramid from the story of Treasure Island.

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