Treasure Island, chaps.22-29

"The mutineer indeed died under the doctor's knife" means:

• the doctor stabbed him to death

• the doctor operated on him but failed to save him

• the doctor gave him a knife before he died

• the doctor loves knives

The captain was shot twice during the fight - who fired the first shot?

• Long John Silver

• Jim

• Doctor Livesey

• Job Anderson

After dinner on the day of the fight, around noon, Doctor Livesey climbs over the palisade and disappears into the forest. Jim guesses that he has gone...

• in search of Ben Gunn

• to the toilet

• to fetch firewood

• to look for food

Jim decides to leave the stockade too because he wants to...

• go to the toilet

• go in search of Ben Gunn's boat

• go in search of food

• go for a swim

As Jim 'escapes' the stockade he runs and says "I was out of cry of my companions" (p.136) which means...

• I was fed up crying over my companions

• I had no more tears to cry

• I was so far away I couldn't hear my companions' cries

• My companions had no more tears to cry

Ban Gunn's boat had two major advantages:

• it was green and orange

• it was old and strong

• it was small and cute

• it was light and portable

Once Jim has found Ben's boat he comes up with another plan, what is it?

• to row out to the Hispaniola and cut her adrift

• to paint the boat red

• to go fishing

• to repair it

As Jim was cutting the hawser (anchor rope) of the Hispaniola he heard the voices of two mutineers arguing in the cabin: who were they?

• Job Anderson and Israel Hands

• Long John Silver and Israel Hands

• The red-capped pirate and Israel Hands

• Gray and Israel Hands

What is the problem with Ben Gunn's boat?

• it's blue

• it has a hole in it

• it's too big

• it's difficult to control

Answer explanation

So difficult, in fact, that once Jim has cut the Hispaniola adrift he is swept out to sea and tossed from wave to wave.

When Jim awakens in the skiff (Ben Gunn's boat) he says it was impossible for him to paddle for shore because it was...

• too rocky and the sea was infested with slimy monsters

• too far away

• too windy

• too bright and the sun was in his eyes