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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 is a hawser?

2. Why does Jim refuse to run from the pirates in Chapter XXX?

3. Where does Jim realize he has drifted in Chapter XXIII?

4. When does Chapter XXX begin in relation to Chapter XXIX?

5. Who was once Flint’s gunman, according to Chapter XVII?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Ben sure the honest sailors are in the stockade in Chapter XIX?

5. What does Jim go looking for in Chapter XXII?

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

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

8. Why do the sailors say Tom has nothing to fear in the afterlife?

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

10. 1Who does Jim find on the deck of the Hispaniola in Chapter XXV?

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 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 3

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?

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