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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. How is Tom killed in Chapter XIV?

2. Who is the narrator of Treasure Island?

3. What is the name of the sailor who helped Trelawney get the crew?

4. What is the name of the blind man, as revealed in Chapter V?

5. How much time does Billy say he has at the end of Chapter III?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Chapter I, how does the story of Treasure Island come to be written?

2. How can Smollett be described?

3. What do Billy’s former crewmates want from him?

4. What does Dr. Livesey think might happen if the men go ashore in Chapter XIII?

5. How does Silver feel about Black Dog and Pew?

6. How did Ben come to be on the island, according to Chapter XV?

7. How does Silver refer to pirates in Chapter XI?

8. Why is Mr. Arrow replaced on the ship?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define irony. Identify each type of literary irony. Provide at least one example of each type of irony from Treasure Island.

Essay Topic 2

Define characterization. What are the two types of characterization? Provide at least two specific examples of each type of characterization found in Treasure Island.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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