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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the men who helped Flint bury his treasure, according to Chapter XV?
(a) They were arrested for piracy
(b) They were left for dead on the island
(c) Flint killed them
(d) They ran from Flint

2. What causes the men to flee in Chapter V?
(a) Pew gets killed
(b) A pistol shot
(c) Jim returns to the inn
(d) The authorities approach

3. How is Pew killed?
(a) A pistol shot
(b) He is trampled
(c) He is hanged
(d) He is stabbed

4. Who is the narrator of Treasure Island?
(a) The narrator is not named
(b) Jim
(c) Squire Trelawney
(d) Dr. Livesey

5. What is hidden at the bottom of Billy’s sea chest?
(a) An intricate wooden lock box
(b) A spyglass
(c) Letters to Billy
(d) Gold

6. What will Jim’s role be on the journey to the island?
(a) Cook
(b) Second Mate
(c) Navigator
(d) Cabin boy

7. How much time does Billy say he has at the end of Chapter III?
(a) 6 days
(b) 3 hours
(c) 6 hours
(d) Not enough

8. What happens to Billy at the end of Chapter II?
(a) He has a heart attack
(b) He has a stroke
(c) He is stabbed
(d) He contracts tuberculosis

9. How many fingers are missing on the man who enters the inn at the beginning of Chapter II?
(a) 5
(b) None
(c) 2
(d) 3

10. Who has a bad feeling about the voyage, according to Chapter IX?
(a) Jim
(b) Smollett
(c) Mr. Arrow
(d) Silver

11. Who does Jim see leave the tavern when he meets up with the ship’s cook?
(a) Long John Silver
(b) Pew
(c) Black Dog
(d) Billy Bones

12. What role does Mr. Arrow have on the ship?
(a) First Mate
(b) Cook
(c) Captain
(d) Swabbie

13. Who does Jim hear talking with crew members about old adventures with Captain Flint?
(a) Smollett
(b) Livesey
(c) Mr. Arrow
(d) Silver

14. How is Tom killed in Chapter XIV?
(a) With a shotgun
(b) With a sword
(c) With a pistol
(d) With a knife

15. What is the name of the blind man, as revealed in Chapter V?
(a) Pew
(b) Cookie
(c) Black Dog
(d) Billy Bones

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cautions the old sailor in Chapter I?

2. What did Ben make on the island?

3. Who disappears mysteriously one night early in the voyage, according to Chapter X?

4. Who or what is Admiral Benbow?

5. Who helps Jim seek help for Billy at the beginning of Chapter IV?

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