Treasure Island By Robert Louis Stevenson

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3 Focusing on Background The Life and Work of Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

In referring to himself and his work, Robert Louis Stevenson declared, "Vital-that's what I am, at first: wholly vital, with a buoyancy of life. " These are powerful words, and slightly ironic, since Stevenson spent the better part of his life bat- tling poor health. But it is impossible to ignore the vitality of spirit in Treasure Island, developed and maintained through vivid description, continual suspense, exotic settings, and a cast of unforgettable characters.

Commenting further on his work, Stevenson lauded the "epic value of [my] scenes, so that the figures remain in the mind's eye forever." One of his greatest talents as a writer is his ability to deftly describe and depict actions and charac- ters with trenchant clarity. Treasure Island, therefore, is a fine book to study to provide students with an appreciation for masterful descriptive skills. In addition, this novel possesses a romantic quality that can fire the students' imaginations. In the process, elements of literature such as setting, plot, characterization, point of view, and theme can be readily ana- lyzed and discussed as the students find themselves caught up in the vital power of this novel, Stevenson's best-loved tale of adventure.

Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850, in Edinburgh, Scotland. An only child in frail health, Stevenson was adored by both his parents and his nurse "Gummy" (Alison Cunningham). Some critics feel that Cunningham was an undeniably strong influence on the young writer's life. Stevenson's nurse regaled him with a wealth of dramatic stories, instilling in the young boy an intense appreciation for narrative; years later he dedicated his famous work A Child's Garden of Verses to her.

Stevenson's father and grandfather were famous engineers. They constructed lighthouses under perilous conditions both in Scotland and other parts of the world. It was assumed Robert Louis would enter into this profession. However, his poor health and Bohemian temperament determined that he would pursue other goals. First, Stevenson obtained his law degree from Edinburgh University; however, a series of violent disagreements with his father and associated problems with society's demands contributed to a severe breakdown in his health. Some months later, he was ordered by his doc- tor to the south of France to recuperate,

characters of the book began to appear there visibly among imaginary woods, their brown faces and bright weapons peeping out upon me from unexpected quarters as they passed to and fro fighting and hunting treasure on those few square inches of a flat projection. The next thing I knew I had some paper before me and was writing out a list of characters.

As Treasure Island evolved, Stevenson read installments aloud to his family, delighting both his stepson Lloyd and the elder Ste- venson, his father Thomas.

When only half-completed, Treasure Island began to appear as a serial in the magazine Young Folks. Ironically enough, the novel initially was not terribly popular with younger readers. Yet even critic Frank Swinnerton, who has written a highly disparaging account of Stevenson's life work, Robert Louis Stevenson: A Critical Study, makes these elevating comments about the book "It is possible to read Treasure Island over and over again, because it is good fun.”

By 1879, Stevenson had established a reputation for himself as a writer, mostly through essays devoted to a variety of literary subjects. But at this time he interrupted his budding career, against the advice and wishes of family and friends to journey to California to be with the woman he loved, Fanny Osbourne. The effort of traveling halfway around the world and struggling to support himself through writing almost killed Stevenson.

He and Fanny were married, yet his doctor predicted Stevenson would live no more than a few months. In fact, he lived for fourteen more years, creating a comprehensive body of work that included novels, stories, personal essays, critical essays, plays, tales of enchantment, tales of adventure, treatises on politics, travel books, and poetry for young and old.

Some of Stevenson's best-known works include the novels Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The former resembles Treasure Island in that both are adventure novels narrated by adolescent protagonists. The latter, how- ever, possesses a thematic dimension not as thoroughly developed in the adventure works as the theme of good versus evil. Many of Stevenson's works reveal his concept of man's dual nature, but Jekyll and Hyde deals overtly with this issue. For example, as imaginative a story as Treasure Island might be, it cannot be read closely and fully appreciated without some attention paid to each character's concept of personal morality.

4 The "good" treasure-seekers and the "bad" pirates are all forced to live by individual codes of duty; how well they adhere to these codes determines their ultimate success or failure, as human beings.

Stevenson began writing Treasure Island in 1882, on a wet and dreary day in Scotland, as an entertainment for his stepson Lloyd. The young boy had drawn a map of an island which Stevenson began embellishing, adding names while speaking of pirates and buried treasure. Here is how the author described the genesis of this novel:

No child but must remember laying his head in the grass, staring into the infinitesimal forest and seeing it grow populous with fairy armies. Somewhat in this way, as I pored upon the map of Treasure Island, the future...

Enough simple character to stand the treasure-seekers on their legs, and the book is a book in its own right. It does not need defense or analysis; it sustains its own note, and it is as natural and jolly an adventure story as one could wish.

Stevenson himself wrote in A Child's Garden of Verses, "Children think very much the same thoughts and dream the same dreams as bearded men and marriageable women." Since its initial publication, Treasure Island has enjoyed tremendous popular- ity, not only because Stevenson has created a "jolly adventure story," but also because this novel reflects the natural and uni- versal tendency among young and old alike to imagine and dream and invent. Stevenson appeals strongly to our basic impulse toward transcendence of the ordinary.

Ultimately, Stevenson journeyed to the tropics in search of health. He sailed among the Marquesas, the Paumotus, the Society Islands, and Hawaii: before establishing a residence in Samoa in 1890. Four years later, at the age of forty-four, Stevenson was struck down by a brain hemorrhage, at the height of his power as a writer.

The Critical Response to the Novel

In his collection, Essays in the Art of Writing, the romantic vein include James Fenimore Cooper, Stevenson revealed his strong feelings about the Victor Hugo, Charles Dickens, Herman Melville, purpose of fiction: to delight the reader. Addition- and Edgar Allan Poe. ally, he said that the most intense delight occurs Stevenson's approach to writing novels was when the reader is able to identify completely reasoned and based on theories he worked out carefully. with the hero, participating fully in the action of He chose to write romantic literature for a the tale. Addressing further the purpose of a number of reasons, not the least of which was his book like Treasure Island, Stevenson said, love for vitality and adventure. He felt the basic “Fiction is to the grown man what play is to the purpose of literature was to create an illusion and child, it is there he changes the atmosphere and that the best way to maintain this illusion was not tenor of his life, and when the game so chimes tough deep characterization but through intense with his fancy that he can join in it with all his action. Additionally, Stevenson despised realism; heart, when it pleases him with every turn, he sincerely believed that a writer could not repro- when he lives to recall it and dwells on its re- duce an objective reality since each man experienced collection with entire delight, fiction is called life in a different manner. The literary techniques Romance." of the detached observer was "unreal" because no one The Romantic novel, in relation to Stevenson's lives from that point of view. work, is characterized by heroic deeds, action, Literature can never duplicate life accurately, he love, and adventure. The beginning of this genre contended; all it can do is depict the ways in which in literature is usually traced back to Sir Walter characters react to life. However, Stevenson did Scott and his classic work Ivanhoe; this novel not write about flat characters. He injected a was published in 1820 and established literary pat- psychological dimension into the art of romantic terns still in vogue today. Stevenson admitted he literature, depicting characters as unique human owed a great deal to Scott's influence, as well beings that did not correspond to previously as to the influence of the French romantic novelist established stereotypical formulas for romantic types. Alexander Dumas, who is famous for such books Through his thoughtful approach to writing, he as The Count of Monte Cristo. Other important elevated the craft of romantic literature, making it writers of the nineteenth century who wrote in a worthwhile pursuit for serious-minded writers.

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5 The Critical Response to the Novel (Continued)

The best literature offers us both an escape from great American novelist Henry James, and he was life and a deeper appreciation for life. Through respected by most of the finest literary minds of literature, we come to understand ourselves more his day. Even those who doubted the seriousness clearly while enjoying an imagined imitation of of Stevenson's subjects could not overlook his life. Occasionally, Stevenson has been criticized stylistic greatness. As a craftsman with language, for writing purely escapist literature and not pro- Stevenson is an undeniable master. The famous viding enough of the substance that good writing poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, himself a conscien- can offer. tious shaper of words, in comparing Stevenson In other words, if the romantic writer devotes to other British writers, commented, ". . . Stevenson too much effort to flights of fancy and descriptions is master of a consummate style and each of imagined worlds, and if that writer neglects phrase is finished as in poetry." This is strong to address universal human concerns, that writer praise, indeed, coming from the pen of such a will fall into disfavor among critics and lose literary respected writer as Hopkins. importance. Contemporary examples of romantic Other writers and critics have marveled at the fiction abound. Bookstores and supermarkets carry clarity, precision, and descriptive grace exhibited any number of "romance" novels adorned with in Stevenson's prose. Others have gone so far as splashy covers and suggestive titles. At best, these to suggest that this accuracy in style is the limit books are the "illegitimate" children of Steven- of Stevenson's power as a writer, implying that son; to lump his romantic works in with this sort somehow the words become an end in themselves, of mass-market fiction would be the grossest insult. at the expense of truth or ideas. Nonetheless, critics still contest Stevenson's Nevertheless, Stevenson brought a vitality and ultimate standing as a major writer. Some critics humanity to popular literature that was often sorely still dismiss Treasure Island as merely an amusing lacking in the latter part of the nineteenth century. tale for adolescents. Yet there are those, too, who A great deal of his popularity resulted from the contend that Stevenson has created both a fine fact that the life he led was as romantic as some romantic novel and one which also provides of his fiction. Writers who followed after him, thoughtful insights into human nature, a true particularly Ernest Hemingway, continued to play literary work. upon this idea of novelist as character, by rearranging When it first appeared, Treasure Island turned the traditional boundaries between literature the romantic novel in a new direction, imbuing and experience. They expanded the author's role the genre with vigor and vision. During his life- to include that of participant, developing for them- time, Stevenson was considered by many to be selves a cult of personality which only intensified the greatest living writer of English literature. He the appeal of their fiction. carried on an extensive correspondence with the

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Elements of the Novel

Compared to some of the finest novels written, Treasure Island surely falls short of greatness, in terms of depth and characteri- zation, beauty of design, or power of theme. Yet Stevenson's purpose was not to write a great novel; he felt strongly that art should not attempt to compete with life, but rather should "convey decided pleasure." In this regard, Treasure Island succeeds triumphantly. In addition, Stevenson was a careful craftsman, and students can gain a deeper appreciation for literature in gen- eral by studying some of the literary elements he manipulated so skillfully.

6 The Themes of Treasure Island

The thematic texture of a novel provides meaning. admirable characters repeatedly refer to their duty Treasure Island is considered by many to be a and responsibilities, evoking the phrases "duty glorious adventure story full of action and sus- bound" or "duty first" repeatedly. pense-but does it also contain meaning outside Greed could be considered a theme in this novel, of its fast-paced sequence of events? That is, what also. It represents the motivating factor for both ideas, values, or feelings seem to be developed sorts of characters: the treasure-seekers led by the or questioned during the course of this novel? squire and the pirates led by Silver. No one, not In some respects, this is a novel of initiation. even Ben Gunn, who had been marooned on The narrator, young Jim Hawkins, is first seen Treasure Island for three years, is immune from the as an innocent youth helping to take care of his powerful effects of the love of money. parents' inn. However, it isn't long before he wit- Certainly, too, there exists a theme of good nesses death and is whisked into a terrifying world versus evil in Treasure Island. What saves this of deception and greed. After participating in most novel from becoming just another romantic adven- of the action of this novel, Hawkins has changed. ture story is Stevenson's approach to this timeless He eventually learns to see through those things theme. For example, the squire has good intentions, that initially baffled him and learns more about the perhaps, but there is something mildly evil nefarious ways of men as the novel unfolds. In the in his approach to securing the treasure, if only beginning, Hawkins is a trusting youth; after in the way greed obscures his better judgment. spending time with a variety of greedy, duplicitous And the pirate, Long John Silver, is not entirely characters, his perceptions and understandings despicable. Despite the fact that his deviltry causes about human nature grow more mature. most of the novel's death and destruction, there There is also a theme of duty that runs through is something admirable in the vitality of spirit Treasure Island. To some extent, even the evil Silver possesses. Essentially, the lines between Long John Silver and his buccaneer cohorts adhere good and evil are not clearly drawn, which makes to a code of behavior, as evidenced in the episode for a more satisfying reading experience. This of the black spot when Silver's men attempt to novel, in many thematic respects, more closely depose him. And throughout, many of the more imitates life than many critics have allowed.

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7 The Setting In a romantic novel like Treasure Island, the set- novel taking place anywhere else than in the swash ting is important because it helps create a height- buckling world it depicts. ened version of reality. Stevenson would be the In addition, the setting intensifies some of the first to admit he was not writing a realistic tale, thematic concerns. The wild, uncivilized island on the one hand, nor a fantastic book, on the is the perfect spot for men to thrash out their other. Somewhere in the middle lies the romantic greed-driven schemes. The pirates wallow in approach, and it is within this in-between area drunkenness, camped near a malaria-infested of heightened reality that the action of Treasure swamp, consumed by their passion for money, Island takes place. unfettered by the conventions of society. Con The settings of this novel shape both its charac- versely, Dr. Livesey recognizes the danger of the ters and incidents. In fact, setting is crucial to swamp and moves his camp to high ground, suc Treasure Island; it is impossible to imagine cessfully "civilizing" the treasure-seekers. And the Eden-like qualities of the island make it a beginning of the thirteenth chapter. Through Jim fine proving ground for a struggle between good Hawkins's eyes we are provided a sharp picture and evil as well as a microcosm of life in more of Treasure Island as seen from aboard ship: ". . . civilized surroundings. the general colouring was uniform and sad. The Stevenson valued setting primarily for the power hills ran up clear above the vegetation in spires of atmosphere it could achieve. Whereas other of naked rock." Yet the details are selected and writers balance the elements of writing in their arranged both to bring the island to life and to work more evenly, Stevenson placed setting first, enhance the boy's mood. He is afraid yet expect striving for the maximum impressionistic effect. ant, and the details add to this emotional condition Part of his technique was to describe selective while preparing the reader for a decided shift in details, trusting readers to imagine the rest of the the direction of the novel's action. This moment scene for themselves. is followed by a tremendous description of the

A discussion of setting in Stevenson's work ship itself: ". . . rolling . . . tearing . . . banging would be incomplete without an examination of to and fro, and the whole ship creaking, groaning, his descriptive skills. No chapter of Treasure Island and jumping like a manufactory . . . the without some quick vivid descriptive sketch world turned giddily before my eyes." Stevenson's rich with pointed, unforgettable details or a careful intention is to make the reader feel as emotionally extended description evoking a scene clearly and excited and unsettled as young Hawkins, and he forcefully. One unusually effective example is the succeeds admirably.

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The Characters Stevenson is an accomplished master of the quick the forward movement of the narrative. For example, character sketch. With a few deft strokes, he cre- in the first chapter Hawkins describes Billy ates a vivid portrait, capturing his characters in Bones’ arrival at the Admiral Benbow Inn without a kind of literary shorthand through the assiduous pausing. In this manner, the reader is entirely unaware use of highlights. Here again, as with setting, of Stevenson taking time to draw up a fictional portrait. Stevenson's aim is to create a dominant impression This technique is evident again in the eighth on the reader rather than to present a realistic chapter, when Long John Silver is introduced as portrait. Accordingly, a few of Stevenson's charac- "very tall and strong, with a face as big as a ham . . . ters, notably Long John Silver, are among the whistling as he moved about among the tables.” most unforgettable in all of literature. Stevenson often captures his characters on the run, describing them vividly without sacrificing Continued on the next column to the right

8 Point of View Treasure Island has been criticized for its inconsis- to appear in print serially before he continued tencies in point of view. The novel is told through writing. the eyes of Jim Hawkins for the first fifteen chap- If the book has a major, flaw, perhaps this point ters, and much of the novel's charm is afforded of-view problem is it. However, it should be noted by his naive yet colorful descriptions. But no that many major novelists who wrote before Stevenson, sooner does the reader come to expect the tale notably Defoe, Fielding, and Dickens to be told through Jim's "voice" when, in the used the shifting point of view technique used sixteenth chapter, Dr. Livesey takes over. Jim in Treasure Island. And, of course, many writers returns three chapters later. since have used it. For many readers and critics, this shift in Whether or not the shift in point of view detracts narrators presents a puzzling point-of-view problem. from the telling of Treasure Island could make A possible pragmatic reason for its use is to enable for an interesting discussion. At the very least, Stevenson to tell what happened on the ship in the point-of-view shift in the novel could provide Jim's absence while still maintaining the imme- students with a deeper appreciation for this element diacy of a first-person narration. Another expla- of the novelist's craft. nation might lie in the fact that Stevenson wrote the first fifteen chapters swiftly, and they began

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Irony

The novel is undeniably successful in the degree of irony achieved through Jim Hawkins's point of view. The use of irony advances the thematic ends the novel aims for. Specifically, tension is created between what Jim knows and what he does not know about some of the characters' motives. When he first meets Long John Silver, for example, Jim considers him a trustworthy man. He later learns otherwise, after the suspenseful incident in the apple barrel. But by the end of the novel, Jim struggles to determine whether or not Silver’s tension is sustained despite the fact that this pirate has proven himself capable of much treachery.

9 Vocabulary from the Novel

Words are listed by chapter in their order of appearance IN THE COMPLETE NOVEL. Many of the words below are NOT in your abridged reading, but have been added should you decide to read the full length version of the book available from your local library.

Chapter 1 Chapter 7 capstan - a spool-shaped cylinder turned to haul heath - a tract of open wasteland an anchor quay - (kee) a wharf handspike - a wooden bar used as a lever figurehead - the statue or bust on the bow of rheumatics-painful swelling of the joints a ship assizes - civil or criminal trials held in British counties Chapter 8 quid - a portion of tobacco or a British coin Chapter 2 keelhauling - to haul a person to the keel (the hoarfrost - white, frozen dew on the ground bottom of the ship) for punishment wanting - lacking or missing schooner - a ship with two or more masts chine - backbone lancet -a surgical knife with a short, wide, Chapter 9 pointed, double-edged blade garrison -a fort buccaneer - a pirate or robber on the seas forecastle - (fok'sl) the upper deck of a ship at the front, forward the mast Chapter 3 lee -the side of a ship sheltered from the wind Chapter 10 lubber -an awkward, unskilled sailor coxswain -(kok'sn) the person who steers a boat

bulkhead - an upright partition separating parts Chapter 4 of a ship whence -where (as in, from what place?) trades - winds that blow toward the equator all wither -where (as in, to what place?) year gully - a large knife quadrant -an instrument for measuring Chapter 11 altitudes quartermaster -a sailor who navigates brace -a pair of pistols mizzen-top - the top of the sail nearest the stern (rear) of a ship Chapter 5 ere - previously or before Chapter 12 duplicity - hypocritical deception or double dealing Chapter 6 yardarm - either end of a ship's sail support spar squire - the title of a gentleman below knight

10 Chapter 13 Chapter 26 scuppers - openings on the sides of ships to deception -the act or practice of misleading carry off water or deceiving civility -politeness, consideration, or courtesy subaltern -a subordinate

Chapter 15 Chapter 27 clove hitch -a knot used for fastening dirk -a short, straight dagger circumspectly - cautiously Chapter 16 cutlass -a short, broad, curving sword used Chapter 28 by sailors truculently- cruelly or savagely

Chapter 17 Chapter 29 gunwale - (gunnel) the upper edge of a ship's depose - to overthrow side Chapter 21 Chapter 30 admixture - that which is formed by mixing doldrums - equatorial ocean regions noted for dead calms pestiferous - infected with an epidemic disease preponderance - superiority in amount Chapter 22 volubility - talkativeness apoplectic - showing signs of apoplexy: loss of muscular control and/or consciousness due Chapter 31 to a ruptured or blocked blood vessel in the ambiguity - the condition of having two or brain. more possible meanings coracle - a small frame boat easily carried on the back eminence - a high or lofty place or thing

Chapter 23 Chapter 32 hawser - the anchor rope or cable Precipice - a very steep place thwart-a rower's seat; or, to obstruct or defeat skylarking - running about in the ship's rigging for fun yaw - to drift unintentionally off course volubly - in an easy-speaking manner

Chapter 24 Chapter 33 contrariety - lack of agreement malaria - an infectious disease transmitted by jib - the foremost sail of a ship mosquitoes irons - nautical term: a ship "in irons" is obsequious - excessively willing to serve or becalmed obey jibboom-a pole sticking out from the front of a ship Chapter 34 ingratiate - to bring oneself into another's good graces Chapter 25 supplication - a humble request, prayer, or petition bulkwark - a defensive wall capable of resisting a cannon shot

11 Instructions for Treasure Island Exam Your Answer Sheet is at the end of this Exam

This is the only exam you will submit for Treasure Island. This exam consists of 40 multiple choice questions. Read the question and select the correct answer from the four choices that immediately follow it. Write the letter for your answer on the line provided on the answer sheet in the back of this study guide.

When the exam is completed return it to the school for grading.

1. Who was the young man that starts out telling the story? A. Capt’n Bob B. Jim C. Ahab D. Black Bart

2. What was the name of the Inn where the story starts out? A. Admiral Benbow Inn B. Skull and Crossbones Inn C. Pirates Retreat Inn D. The Boars Head Inn

3. Who was the old seaman, with hair in a pigtail and a white scar on one cheek, we learn about in the first chapter? A. The admiral B. The Captain C. The first-mate D. The crewman

4. What was the Captain’s name? A. Old Saw Bones B. Captain Jack C. Billy Bones D. Yukon Jack

5. Why did Jim and his mother have to run the Inn for a while? A. Jim’s father was out of the country B. Jim’s father became very ill and died a little later C. Jim had no father D. Jim’s father was lazy

12 6. What strange man, missing two fingers on his left hand, came to the Admiral Benbow Inn? A. Billy Bob Thornton B. Bluebeard C. Black Dog D. Morgan the Pirate

7. What was the doctors name that treated Billy Bones for a stroke? A. Dr. Livesey B. Dr. Princeton C. Dr. Hyde D. Dr. Kildare

8. In chapter one a blind man handed the Captain a ____ ? A. Black Spot B. Coin C. A fold up telescope D. Orders to take charge of a new ship

9. How did the Captain Billy Bones respond to what he received from the blind man? A. He thanked him and left the Inn immediately B. He had a stroke and died C. He got mad and beat up the blind man D. He said nothing and went back to bed

10. Who ran the Admiral Benbow Inn after Jim’s father died? A. Jim’s mother B. Jim and his mother C. Jim’s brother-in-law D. Jim’s mother and her new boyfriend

11. What did Jim and his mother find in the dead Captain Billy Bones sea chest? A. Clothes, tobacco, pistols, a compass, a bag of gold pieces, and a bundle tied up in oilcloth B. Nothing C. It was completely filled to the top with gold coins C. Just a bunch of old clothes and a few books

12. What did Jim and his mother remove from the dead Captain’s sea chest? A. Some gold coins and the bundle B. Nothing C. All the gold coins D. Everything in the chest

13 13. The blind man returned to the Admiral Benbow Inn with seven other men in search of something they believed was in the dead Captain’s sea chest. What was it? A. Gold B. A magic lantern that could make him see again C. A treasure map D. A fine wardrobe

14. Did the blind man find what he was looking for in the sea chest? A. Yes B. No

15. What happened to the blind man while still at the Inn? A. He decided to stay for a few days B. He was killed C. He was beaten-up by the other seven men with him D. Nothing at all

16. Jim found a bundle in the dead Captains sea chest. What was in it? A. Tobacco B. A book and a sealed paper (a treasure map) C. Paper money D. Old pictures of sailing ships

17. What did Jim do with the bundle he found in the dead Captain’s sea chest? A. He took it to his friend doctor Livesey B. He sold it to a local merchant C. He buried it for later D. He burned it

18. Who was Squire Trelawney? A. He was the local baker B. He was Jim’s mothers new boyfriend C. He was a friend of Doctor Livesey that decided to go with Jim and the doctor to find the buried treasure. D. He wasn’t mentioned in the book

19. What was the name of the ship Jim would travel on to find the buried treasure? A. Hispaniola B. Titanic C. Enterprise D. The Dove

14 20. Who was the cook on the ship Jim was traveling on to find the buried treasure? A. Long John Silver B. Morgan the Pirate C. Ole’ Smoke-pot D. Peg-leg

21. Why was Jim cautious of the ships cook? A. He remembered Billy Bones warning about a one-legged sailor B. He didn’t think he could really cook C. He looked scary and mean D. He wasn’t cautious of the cook

22. Who was the new captain of the ship called Hispaniola? A. Captain Bligh B. Captain Morgan C. Captain Smollett D. Captain Jack

23. Did Jim and the Squire Trelawney like the captain of the Hispaniola? A. No B. Yes C. The book doesn’t say D. They never thought about it

24. What was the name of the island the treasure hunters were heading for? A. Terminal Island B. Treasure Island C. The Virgin Island D. the Galapagos Island

25. Who was the friendliest sailor on the ship Hispaniola? A. Long John Silver - the cook B. Jim C. Captain Smollett D. Mack the knife

26. What pet did Long John Silver have on the ship? A. A turtle B. A parrot C. A cat D. An Iguana

15 27. What did Jim learn about while in the apple barrel? A. That apples have a funny odor when stored in wood B. That long John Silver was a scoundrel and planning to steal the treasure once it was found. C. That there was supposed to be a mysterious monster on Treasure Island D. That there wasn’t really any treasure on Treasure Island

28. While Jim was rushing down a hill on Treasure Island, he saw something dark and shaggy leap behind a tree. What was it? A. It was a man named Ben Gunn B. It was a mysterious monster that looked something like big foot C. It was a deformed wild dog D. It was a black panther

29. How did the man Jim met, Ben Gunn, get on the Island? A. He was marooned by his shipmates B. He was the only survivor from a ship wreck C. He was born on the island D. He had amnesia and didn’t know how he got there

30. How long had Ben Gunn been on Treasure Island? A. 3 years B. 4 years C. 10 years D. 20 years

31. What foods did Ben Gunn eat the three years on the island? A. Cheese and bread B. Goats and berries C. Bread and water D. Vegetables and fruit

32. Where did Jim, the doctor and their friends find refuge on the island? A. In a natural large cave B. In a fort made years earlier by Cap’n Flint C. In the jungle D. In a temple deep in the woods

33. What did Jim attempt to do while using Ben Gunn’s small boat? A. Cut the Hispaniola ship loose to drift off B. Go fishing for food C. Escape from the island D. Go sailing for fun

16 34. In chapter 5 Long John Silver was given the black spot. Was he killed by his crew as a result of receiving the black spot? A. Yes, he was shot by a crewman B. No, he remained captain after giving his men the treasure map C. No, but was put in the stockade D. Yes, he was made to walk the plank and killed by a shark

35. In chapter 6, Jim gave Long John Silver his word he would not run away if he could talk to the doctor. The doctor told Jim to run away. What did Jim do? A. He didn’t run away, but kept his word to Long John Silver B. He ran away through the woods C. He his but Silver found him

36. Did Long John Silver know the doctor told Jim to run? A. No B. Yes, he heard him C. The book doesn’t say

37. When the pirates got to the top of Spy Glass Hill, they found the hole where the treasure was supposed to be. What did they find? A. They found an empty hole. Someone had already removed the treasure B. They found seven hundred thousand pounds in gold C. They found only a hole full of water D. They found a hole full of skeleton bones but no treasure

38. Why did the doctor and Ben Gunn willingly give Ben’s house and the treasure map to the pirates? A. They moved back to the ship B. They moved into a cave C. They built a grass shack on the beach D. The book doesn’t say

39. What happened to the treasure? A. It was lost forever B. The doctor, captain Smollett, and Ben Gunn had it in the cave they now lived in C. The pirates had it in Ben’s old house D. The book doesn’t say

40. What happened to Long John Silver once the Hispaniola reached the Spanish Americas? A. He stole a large bag of coins and slipped away B. He was charged and hanged for piracy C. He became Jim’s best friend D. He died of malaria

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17 First Coast Academy Exam Answer Sheet

Subject Literature Book Name Treasure Island EXAM 1—Final Exam Student Name ______Student # ______Address ______Apt. ______City ______State ______ZIP ______Telephone ( ) ______Check Box If Address Change

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