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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 objects to having a corpse on the deck of the ship in Chapter XXVI?

2. Who goes ashore with Hunter in Chapter XVI?

3. What does Jim do to the Hispaniola in Chapter XXIII?

4. Where does Jim head in Chapter XXIV?

5. What does Jim realize about the sound he hears at the end of Chapter XXIV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What warning does Livesey give Silver at the end of Chapter XXX?

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

9. What deal does Israel make with Jim in Chapter XXV?

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

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 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

Define setting. What is the main setting of Treasure Island? What role does the setting play in the story? Would the story have been effective in a different setting? Why or why not?

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