Copy of Unit 8: Enrichment: The Voyage

1. Even though Jim is tired why doesn't he leave the deck?

• because Long John Silver told Jim not to leave the deck
• because everything is so new and interesting to Jim
• because Jim is on the lookout for pirates trying to sneak aboard
• because it isn't safe for Jim to go below the deck

2. Jim describes the voyage to the Isle of Treasure as....

• fairly healthy
• fairly palmy
• fairly halcyon
• fairly prosperous

3. What happens to Mr. Arrow?

• He disappears after being a useless officer and a bad example.
• He announces that he is a pirate and will take command of the ship.
• He steals one of the lifeboats and sails away on a sunny day.
• He is put into irons for refusing to follow orders.

4. Why does Long John Silver carry a lanyard around his neck?

• because it is a good luck charm from his wife
• because it carries Silver's crutch when he needs to use his hands
• because Silver uses it to carry a pouch of mysterious gold coins
• Long John Silver does not wear a lanyard around his neck.

5. What THREE things does the coxswain say about Long John Silver, nicknamed Barbecue?

• He's not a common man.
• His nickname is Barbecue because he smells like barbeque sauce.
• He went to school when he was younger and can speak well when he wants to.
• He like to play an instrument for the crew at night.
• He is brave and strong; once fighting four men at one time unarmed.

6. What does Silver tell Jim about Cap'n Flint?

• that she knows where treasure is buried
• that she hatched from an egg Silver found on a mysterious island
• that she knows how to recite dozens of pirate songs
• that she's maybe two hundred years old and been on many adventures

7. How does Captain Smollett speak?

• loudly, with many jokes and long stories
• sharply, with few words and only when spoken to
• softly, with an underlying fear hidden in his voice
• Captain Smollett never speaks.

8. Jim thinks....

• The crew of the Hispaniola is being worked too hard.
• The crew of the Hispaniola is being treated harshly.
• The crew of the Hispaniola is being harmed by Captain Smollett.
• The crew of the Hispaniola is being treated generously.

9. What happens to Jim when he is in the apple barrel?

• gets a splinter
• falls over and hits his head
• falls asleep or almost falls asleep
• eats a rotten apple

10. Where is Jim at the end of the chapter?

• on the bow of the Hispaniola watching for Treasure Island
• being yelled at by Captain Smollett for forgetting a chore
• hiding in an apple barrel as Long John Silver begins to speak
• being thrown overboard by a member of the crew