Unit 5 - Lesson 3

Multiple Choice

Why did Jim and his mother wait in a ditch?

• They wanted to avoid a mob of angry townspeople

• They were looking for their dog

• They were hiding from pirates ransacking the inn

• They were lost

Open Ended

Paraphrase the following simile from page 15 in your own words.

They scattered like rabbits in every direction.

Multiple Select

Chapter 2 contains two different settings. What are the two places where the action happens in this chapter

• Billy bones house

• Admiral Benbow Inn

• A pirate ship

• Dr. Livesey's house

Multiple Choice

Dialogue is used on page 13 to show rather than tell. Just like Jim and is mother, the reader overhears the dialogue. What do we learn from the conversations?

• Pew and his men have found Flint's map

• The items Pew and his men are looking for are gone

• Pew is more interested in Flint's map than the money.

• Pew knows Jim has taken the key and Flint's map

• B, C, and D

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "hold their ground" mean?

Pew, however, attempted to convince the others to hold their ground and not flee like scalded rats.

• collect dirt from the side of the road

• stay in place and not give up

• run away quickly

• have a meeting

Multiple Choice

How does the use of the phrase "do not breathe a word of" contribute to the meaning of the passage?

Remember, do not breathe a word of what we've found.

• the phrase suggests the men must keep their findings secret

• the phrase suggests the information and journey are dangerous

• the phrase suggests the squire should tell people what they've found so that he can assemble the best crew possible

• the phrase suggests squire is feeling ill.

• A and B

Open Ended

What is the Jolly Roger?

Open Ended

What is the purpose of the Jolly Roger?

Multiple Choice

What do Jim, Dr. Livesey, and Squire Trelawney decide to do after opening the treasure map?

• They turn the map over to the authorities

• Squire Trelawaney decides to go to Bristol to hire a ship and crew

• The doctor and squire agree to pay Jim a handsome sum for the map

• Dr. Livesey decides to go to Bristol to hire a ship and crew

Open Ended

Whom does Squire Trelawney hire to be the cook on the Hispaniola?