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

3. Who goes walking in the trees in Chapter XXII?

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

5. Who tends to the mutineers every day, according to Chapter XXIX?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Silver tell Jim about Dr. Livesey in Chapter XXVIII?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Silver allow Livesey and Jim to speak privately in Chapter XXX?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Define omens. How are omens used in literature? Why are they significant? Identify at least two examples of omens from Treasure Island, including what each suggests for the story.

Essay Topic 3

Define inference. Define implication. How are each used in literature? Compare and contrast the two terms and give an example of each from Treasure Island.

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