Treasure Island: Chapter 4: What I Heard in the Apple Barrel Quiz

1. What did Squire Trelawney do that Captain Smollett disapprove of?

• purchase musical instruments for every member of the crew
• change the name of the ship from the Hispanola to the Jolly Roger
• purchase a barrel of apples the crew could snack on at anytime
• fly a pirate flag on the ship to make the men laugh

2. What does Jim overhear Long John Silver say to other members of the crew?

• that he's twenty, and he never trusts anyone over thirty
• that he's thirty, and he loves to spend his money carelessly
• that he's forty, and he has four sons who want to be sailors too
• that he's fifty, and he has always been good about saving his money

3. When does Long John Silver tell his men they will start the mutiny?

• after they have arrived at the island
• after they have found the treasure and brought it on board
• after they have convinced Jim to join the mutiny
• after sunset

4. What happens that makes Jim think he's as good as dead?

• he hears one of the crew mention that they thought Jim should be kicked off the ship
• he hears Silver as one of the crew members to fetch him an apple from the barrel that Jim was hiding in
• he hears the Squire and Dr. Livesey says that they wish they hadn't brought Jim along on the adventure

5. What does Jim notice when Captain Smollett shows Long John Silver the map of the island?

• It is a copy of the original map without the location of the treasure,
• The location of the treasure has been crossed out.
• The map has been covered with dozens of tiny black X's.
• Captain Smollett is trembling as he shows Long John Silver the map.

6. What does Captain Smollett determine after Jim reveals Long John Silver's plan?

• They can't turn back because the crew would mutiny.
• Until they find the treasure they have time to make a plan.
• They will eventually fight, but they can choose the best time for it.
• all of the above

7. How many people aboard the Hispaniola do Jim and the others determine can be trusted?

• only three out of twenty-six
• only seven out of twenty-six
• only fifteen out of twenty-six
• only twenty out of twenty-six

8. Why does Captain Smollett let the men to go ashore with Silver even though they had become unfriendly and unwilling to take orders anymore?

• He thought that he would just let Silver control the men and it would keep them from mutiny.
• He decided that the men should go ashore so that he could sail the ship away.
• He wanted the men to go ashore to find the treasure so that he didn't have to look for it.

9. How many men go ashore with Long John Silver?

• Everyone goes ashore with Long John Silver.
• Thirteen men go ashore with Long John Silver.
• Three men go ashore with Long John Silver.
• Only Long John Silver goes ashore.

10. What is Jim doing at the end of the chapter?

• digging up a buried chest with Long John Silver
• helping the Hispaniola sail away so Long John Silver will be left behind
• eating an apple in the apple barrel
• sneaking aboard the boat taking Long John Silver ashore