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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. Whose scream does Jim hear in Chapter XXII?

2. Who goes ashore with Hunter in Chapter XVI?

3. What does Jim head toward on the island in Chapter XXVII?

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

5. Who asks to speak to Jim alone in Chapter XXX?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Silver announce himself to Smollett in Chapter XX?

4. What is the black spot Silver receives in Chapter XXIX, and what is it made from?

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

6. Why do Livesey and Hunter go ashore in Chapter XVI?

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

8. What does Silver throw down at the end of Chapter XXIX?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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