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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 goes ashore with Hunter in Chapter XVI?

2. What does Jim throw overboard in Chapter XXV?

3. Who does Jim watch sink into the water in Chapter XXVII?

4. What does Silver throw down as a gesture in Chapter XXIX?

5. Where does Jim head in Chapter XXIV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Silver throw down at the end of Chapter XXIX?

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

3. Why do Livesey and Hunter go ashore in Chapter XVI?

4. Why is the boat hard to maneuver in Chapter XVII?

5. What do the pirates’ voices on the Hispaniola in Chapter XIX suggest to Jim?

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

7. What does Silver say Jim reminds him of in Chapter XXVIII?

8. Why do the pirates not notice that Jim cuts the anchor rope on the Hispaniola in Chapter XXIII?

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

10. How does Silver announce himself to Smollett in Chapter XX?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Give a brief character biography of Silver. 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 3

Identify the types of characters that exist in literature. Provide at least one example of each type of character from Treasure Island, including at least one reason why that character fits that character type.

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