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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 does Jim watch sink into the water in Chapter XXVII?

2. Where does Jim want to take the boat he finds in Chapter XXII?

3. Whose voice reveals that the stockade is controlled by the pirates at the end of Chapter XXVII?

4. Where does Jim head in Chapter XXIV?

5. What time of day does Jim take the boat at the end of Chapter XXII?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who wants to throw the dead pirate overboard in Chapter XXVI?

2. Why is Jim unable to escape the Hispaniola at the end of Chapter XXIV?

3. Why does Livesey go walking in the woods in Chapter XXII?

4. What does Jim ask Israel Hands to do in Chapter XXV?

5. What conclusion does Jim make about the crew of the Hispaniola when he sees it drifting in Chapter XXIV?

6. What does Jim discover when he reaches the stockade at the end of Chapter XXVII?

7. 1Who does Jim find on the deck of the Hispaniola in Chapter XXV?

8. What is the black spot Silver receives in Chapter XXIX, and what is it made from?

9. What is the outcome of the fight between the honest sailors and the pirates in Chapter XXI?

10. Why is it useless for Jim to paddle to shore at the beginning of Chapter XXIV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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