CKLA-Treasure Island Chapter 7

Multiple Choice

How does Jim act more mature at the beginning of this chapter, compared to previous chapters?

• He doesn't cry.

• Jim let's Hands die on deck.

• Jim speaks confidently, telling Hands he will now take over the ship and be his captain.

  
  

• He kills Israel Hands.

Multiple Select

Why does Jim take down the Jolly Roger and shout “God save the king!”? (2 correct answers)

• Jim did not like looking at the Jolly Roger and he loved kings.

• Jim was trying to give himself courage.

• “God save the king” is a victory cheer meant to intimidate Hands.

• Jim takes down the Jolly Roger to show the pirates no longer control the ship.

Multiple Choice

How does Jim know that Hands will turn against him?

• Hands is not a nice guy.

• The other pirate on the ship comes back from the dead and tells him.

• Jim reads a note Hands has written.

• Jim spied on Hands and saw him grab a dagger and hide it in his shirt.

Multiple Choice

Why does Hands say “I reckon I’ll have to give up”?

• Hands can’t decide what to do.

• Hands tries to trick Jim into thinking he will surrender, so he can surprise Jim by throwing the dagger when he is least expecting it.

• Hands is too injured to fight, so he decided to give up.

• Hands expects another pirate to rescue him.

Open Ended

How does Long John Silver try to convince Jim to join the pirates?

Open Ended

In the following excerpt, why does Jim give Silver a choice rather than simply beg for his life?

“Kill me and do yourself no good, or spare me and keep a witness to save yourself from the fate of a judge and jury.”

Multiple Choice

Why do you think Captain Smollett and his men refuse to give Silver a hand up?

• Because of the mutiny planned and executed by Silver and his

  dishonest ways, nobody is willing to help Silver with anything.

  
  

• Because they wanted him to die.

• Because they were busy with other things.

• Because they did not want to touch him because he was dirty.

Open Ended

Summarize what happened on the Hispaniola between Jim and Israel.

Open Ended

How should these sentences be punctuated?

Mr. Silver sir I asked hesitantly

Yes lad said he