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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon does Jim have when he returns to the inn in Chapter IV?
(a) A gun
(b) A hatchet
(c) A sword
(d) A dagger

2. What does Jim look for when he searches through Billy’s clothing in Chapter IV?
(a) The money Billy owed in rent
(b) Any indication of next of kin
(c) A key to the sea chest
(d) A cause of death

3. Who leads the sailors ashore in Chapter XIII?
(a) Trelawney
(b) Silver
(c) Jim
(d) Smollett

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who catches sight of Jim at the end of Chapter XIII?

2. Aside from the log, what is included in the oilskin-wrapped papers?

3. What plot does Jim learn about in Chapter XI?

4. What is the name of the tavern Jim goes to in Chapter VIII?

5. What does Jim do when he sees something in the woods at the beginning of Chapter XV?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do none of the villagers want to help Jim in Chapter IV?

2. What does Jim do after the exchange between Silver and Tom in Chapter XIV?

3. Explain the difference between Smollett’s map and the map Jim took from Billy’s sea chest.

4. Why is Billy unable to kill Black Dog in Chapter II?

5. How does the old sailor terrorize the customers at the inn in Chapter I?

6. What deal do Ben and Jim make in Chapter XV?

7. What happens between Silver and Tom in Chapter XIV?

8. What does Livesey warn Billy against at the end of Chapter II? Why?

9. Why is the crew irritable when they approach the island in Chapter XIII?

10. How does Jim find out a ship and crew has been obtained at the beginning of Chapter VII?

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