1. From what town does the Treasure Island expedition set sail?

Bristol
2. What is the name of the ship that carried the crew to Treasure Island?
The Hispaniola
3. What was the name of Captain Flints ship?
The Walrus
4. Who was the actor who played Long John Silver in the quintessential 1950 Treasure Island movie?
Robert Newton
5. In that same 1950 movie version of Treasure Island, Pew was played by John Laurie - in what classic British sitcom did
Laurie star as a grumpy old Scotsman?
Dads Army
6. Who is the captain of the Treasure Island voyage?
Smollett
7. What is not found in Billy Bones' sea chest?
A bottle of rum
8. Jim sees "huge slimy monsters" on the beach before cutting loose the Hispaniola. What were those monsters?
Sea lions
9. How much is Jim paid each month by Billy Bones for keeping watch for a one-legged man?
Fourpenny
10. How did Jim's father die?
Illness
11. What is the name of the inn where Jim Hawkins lives?
Admiral Benbow
12. Where is Jim hiding when he overhears the mutiny plot?
In an apple barrel
13. How does Blind Pew die?
Trampled
14. Who is the first to die in the Squires party?
Thomas Redruth
15. In what month does Black Dog first make his appearance?
January
16. In which part of his body does OBrien stab Israel Hands?
The thigh
17. Where did the gold that was buried on Treasure Island initially come from?
Porto Bello
18. What is the name of Silvers parrot?
Captain Flint
19. How many men are on the deadmans chest?
15
20. What are the final words of Treasure Island?
Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!
21. Who is the narrator of treasure island?

1) Who is the narrator of treasure island?

B. Jim Hawkins
22.
2) What was the name of Flint's ship?
A. Walrus
24.
3) How did Blind Pew die?
C. He was run over by a horse
25.
4) On what part of the island was the treasure initially buried?
 C. Spy-glass Hill
27.
5) What is the name of the boat they sail to Treasure Island in?
C. Hispaniola
28.
6) What is the name of the inn that Jim's mother runs?
A. Admiral Benbow
30.
7) Where did Flint die?
B. Savannah
31.
8) The blind pirate that attacked Flint in the inn was called
D. Black Dog
32.
9) The treasure was buried by ...
A. Flint
33.
10) Skeleton Island was _______ of the island.
A. South

1. Who is the narrator?

Jim Hawkins
Long John Silver
The captain
Dr. Livesey
2. 2What is Long John Silver's nickname?
Snake-eyes
Johnny
Barbeque
Captain
3. 3Where does the story begin?
Treasure Island
Hispanolia
The Admiral Benbow inn
None of the above
4. 4Who is the first pirate that Jim encounters?
Long John Silver
Billy Bones
Israel Hands
 None of the above
5. 5On the journey to Treasure Island, who falls overboard on the ship?
Long John Silver
Israel Hands
Mr. Arrow
No one
6. 6What phrase does Long John's bird repeat over and over?
"Pieces of four"
"Pieces of eight"
"Pieces of six"
"I am Flint's bird"
7. 7What is the name of the ship?
The Hispanolia
The Seeker
The Coracle
The Treasure Island
8. 8Who did Billy Bones work for?
Flint
Dr. Livesey
Long John Silver
Blind Pew
9. 9Where did Jim hide when he overheard Long John Silver planning his mutiny?
In the bottom of a boat
In an apple barrel
In a lifeboat on board the boat
In the captain's quarters
10. 10Which pirate is blind?
Long John Silver
Pew
Billy Bones
None of the above
11. 11Who does Jim tell to gather the others, when he overhears the planned mutiny?
The Captain
Long John Silver
Dr. Livesey
None of the above
12. 12What is the name of the lookout point on Treasure Island?
 Glass point
Spy glass
Treasure point
Skeleton Island
13. 13What is the name of the islet where they land?
Glass Point
Spy Glass
Skeleton Island
Treasure point
14. 14Who does the squire tell first about the treasure?
Only the captain
Anyone but the captain
Everyone
None of the above
15. 15What is Long John Silver's occupation?
innkeeper
cook
pirate
all of the above
16. 16Whose treasure is involved?
Pew
Flint
Long John Silver
None of the above
17. 17How does Pew die?
From a gunshot wound
From a hemorrage
From a knife wound
He is run over by a horse
18. 18How does Billy Bones die?
a gunshot wound
he is run over by a horse
a stroke
a knife wound
19. 19Who kills Tom?
Long John Silver
Pew
 Jim
Dr. Livsey
20. 20Who kills Alan?
Jim
Long John Silver
It is unknown
Pew
21. 21Ben Gunn is
a member of Flint's pirate crew
Jim's friend
a man who is already on the island when the rest of the crew get there
All of the above
22. 22Ben Gunn is stranded with
Pickaxe
Musket
Spade
All of the above
23. 23Who finds the fort?
The captain
Long John Silver
Dr. Livesey
Jim
24. 24What type of flag is flown initially from the blockade?
the French flag
the British flag
the American flag
the Jolly Roger
25. 25What type of flag represents the pirates?
the American flag
the British flag
the French flag
the Jolly Roger

1. Who is the narrator for most of the novel?

 Jim Hawkins

Dick Johnson

an outsider

it is always switching points of view

Dr. Livesey

Long John Silver

2. Where does the story begin?

at the dock in Savannah

at the Admiral Benbow inn

on Treasure Island

on the ship Hispaniola

3. Who is the first pirate that Jim encounters?

Billy Bones

Long John Silver (though in disguise)

Israel Hands

Captain Flint

Black Dog

Job Anderson

4. Jim is paid to watch for a man with what description?

a man with one eye

a blind man

a man with a limp and a parrot

a man with a very high-pitched voice who looked like a woman

a man with one leg

a man with tattoos all over his body

5. How much is Jim paid each moth to watch out for a one-legged man?

sixpence

fourpenny
 thruppence

a shilling

6. In what month does Black Dog first make his appearance?

the book doesn't say, except that it was in the winter

December

January

February

March

7. How did Jim's father die?

unknown

murder

suicide

illness

8. Where is Billy when he receives the black spot?

the book doesn't say

on the road

in the inn

at the squire's house

on the ship Hispaniola

9. What is not found in Billy Boness sea chest out of a suit of fine clothes, an old Spanish
watch, a bottle of rum, and seashells?

a suit of fine clothes

an old Spanish watch

a bottle of rum

seashells

10. To whom does Jim first show the map?

his mother

Squire Trelawney
 his father

Dr. Livesey

Captain Smollett

11. From what town does the expedition set sail?

Portsmouth

Dover

Brighton

Bristol

12. Who is the last crew member on the Hispaniola to learn about the treasure?

Squire Trelawney

Dick Johnson

Jim

Captain Smollett

Long John Silver

13. What phrase does Long John's bird repeat over and over?

"Polly wants a cracker"

"pieces of six"

"pieces of eight"

"pieces of four"

14. On the journey to Treasure Island, who falls overboard on the ship?

Jim

Squire Trelawney

Dr. Livesey

Long John

Mr. Arrow

15. Where did Jim hide when he overheard Long John Silver planning his mutiny?

in a rum barrel
 in an apple barrel

under a bed

in a cupboard

in the bottom of a boat

16. Who does Jim tell to gather the others, when he overhears the planned mutiny?

no one, he is afraid to tell anyone about it

George Merry

Redruth

Captain Smollett

Squire Trelawney

Dr. Livesey

17. What do the pirates prefer to call themselves?

buccaneers

gentlemen of fortune

wealthy businessmen

sailors with ambition

18. Whose treasure is involved?

Silver's

Bones's

Allardyce's

Gunn's

Flint's

Smollett's

19. Why was Ben Gunn on the island?

he was marooned by his fellows

he ran away from his fellow pirates

he survived a shipwreck

he stayed on the island because he wanted to experience a life of solitude

20. Where does Jim encounter Ben Gunn (on Treasure Island)?

on the ship

in the stockade

in the woods

at the pirates' camp

21. What was Ben Gunn stranded with?

a pickaxe

a musket

a spade

all of the above

22. Who is the first to discover Flint's treasure on the island?

Jim

Allardyce

Long John and the rest of the mutineers

Ben Gunn

no one can ever find it

Alan

23. When the treasure was initially discovered, where was it taken immediately after its
excavation?

to the beach

to the ship

to the stockade

to a cave

to the river

24. Who finds the fort?

Squire Trelawney

George Merry

Dr. Livesey
 Ben Gunn

Captain Smollett

Long John

25. What does Jim hunt for after leaving Captain Smollett in the stockade?

a boat

treasure

rum

medicine

26. What flag is flown initially from the stockade?

the American flag

the Jolly Roger

the French flag

the Union Jack (the Bristish flag)

27. Where did Ben Gunn keep his coracle hidden?

in some bushes

under a white rock

in a cave

in a tree

28. How does Jim move the ship away from the pirate camp?

he pulls it with his boat

he bribes the crew

he sails it at night

he cuts it adrift

29. Whom does Jim fight on the ship when he sneaks on board?

George Merry

Tom Redruth

Israel Hands
 Long John Silver

30. What flag resembles the pirates?

the American flag

the French flag

the Jolly Roger

the Union Jack (the British flag)

31. Why does Long John Silver visit Captain Smollett in the stockade?

to extort money

to take a hostage

to make a truce

to fetch medicine

32. Why did Dick cut a page out of his Bible?

to send a note to his mother

to get a fire started

to give Long John Silver the black spot

to give Captain Smollett the black spot

33. When the pirates hand Silver a black spot toward the end of the novel, what is its
message?

that Silver will be executed

that Silver has one day to find the treasure

that Silver has been deposed

that Silver will be marooned

34. How did George Merry spell deposed?

depossed

depposed

diposed

depozed
35. Who does Silver take hostage?

Captain Smollett

Dr. Livesey

Ben Gunn

Jim

36. What do the pirates prefer to call themselves?

buccaneers

gentlemen of fortune

wealthy businessmen

sailors with ambition

37. Why does Dr. Livesey visit the pirates at the stockade?

Long John Silver sent a man to tell him to come

he wants to negotiate

he is giving them medical treatment

he wants to fight Long John

38. How does Ben Gunn frighten the pirates?

by putting spiders in their beds

by imitating dead Captain Flints voice

by telling them their rum supply has run out

by telling them the treasure map is a hoax

39. Allardyce, one of Flint's unfortunate seamen, took what from Morgan ashore with
him before he died?

a wallet

a cutlass

a pistol

a knife

40. What final clue signifies the treasure?

 a skeleton

a black spot

the sign of a ship

a flag

an X

41. According to John Silver, whose skeleton was it?

Tom Morgans

Captain Flints

George Merrys

Allardyces

42. Jim sees "huge slimy monsters" on the beach before cutting loose the Hispaniola.
What were those monsters?

seals

sea lions

sea otters

walruses

43. Near the end of the story, three remaining mutineers were marooned on the island
to the "huge glee" of whom?

Jim Hawkins

Captain Smollett

Ben Gunn

Long John Silver

44. What happens to Silver at the end of the novel?

he is hanged

he is marooned on the island

he steals some of the treasure and sneaks away

he returns to England

45. Who helps Long John Silver escape?

 Ben

Jim

Squire Trelawney

Smollett

46. Why did Jim keep nothing back but the bearings of the island in his journal?

because he never knew exactly where the island was

because he was afraid the spirit of Flint would come and haunt him

because there was still treasure to be lifted

because he promised Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey

47. What happens to the treasure?

the government takes it

Squire Trelawney gets most of it but gives a little to the crew who had helped him

it is split fairly evenly between the members of the Squire's party

the book doesn't say

it is stolen

it is used to buy a new ship

48. What are the last words of the book?

"I still have nightmares about Silver and that island."

"Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!"

"It was an adventure like no other."

"Dead men don't tell tales."

1. What did Jim's father do for a living?

A) He was a banker.
B) He was a lawyer.
C) He was an innkeeper.
D) He was a farmer.
 2. Why did Captain Billy Bones give Jim money each month when they were at the Admiral Benbow Inn?

A) He gave him money to secretly get him more booze.

B) He gave him money to shine his boots.
C) He gave him money to be on the lookout for a one-legged sailor.
D) He gave him money to guard his treasure map.

3. Where is Billy Bones when he receives the black spot?

A) Billy receives the black spot on a cliff overlooking the ocean.

B) Billy receives the black spot when they realize he's been hiding in the apple barrel.
C) Billy receives the black spot in the Inn.
D) Billy receives the black spot on the ship.

4. What happened to Blind Pew?

A) Blind Pew disappears and is never heard from again.

B) Blind Pew was killed when he was run over by horses.
C) Blind Pew was hired to take care of the Inn in Jim Hawkin's absence.
D) Blind Pew was hired as a hand on the Hispaniola.

5. What is Long John Silver's original job on the Hispaniola?

A) He is the Captain of the ship.

B) He is the First Mate.
C) He is the doctor.
D) He is the ship's cook.

6. When Jim falls asleep in the apple barrel, he wakes to what?

A) He has a nightmare and jumps out to tell the Squire.

B) He overhears Long John and some of the crew planning a mutiny.
C) He hears Long John confessing all the pirates' plans to Dr. Livesey.
D) He hears Long John and his girlfriend planning when they will get married.

7. How does Jim move the ship out of sight of the pirate camp on shore?

A) He bribes the crew with part of the stolen treasure.

B) He cuts it adrift.
C) He pulls it with his coracle.
D) He sails it at night.

8. Who is the first to discover Flint's treasure on the island?

A) Long John Silver

B) Ben Gunn
 C) Jim Hawkins
D) Israel Hands

9. How does Ben Gunn frighten the pirates?

A) He frightens them by telling them their rum supply has run out.
B) He frightens them by putting spiders in their beds.
C) He frightens them by imitating the dead Flint's voice.
D) He tells them that the treasure map is a hoax.

10. Who interrupts Jim's narration and is the storyteller for a while?

A) Dr. Livesey
B) Long John Silver
C) Squire Trelawney
D) Captain Smollett

11. When Jim sneaks on the Hispaniola, what is the result of his fight with Israel Hands?

A) Jim is pinned to the mast with a knife, and Israel Hands is killed.
B) Jim is shot in the leg and Israel Hands ties him up.
C) Isreal Hands falls into the water, swims back to the ship, and captures Jim.
D) Jim escapes Israel Hands and sails his coracle back to the island.

12. When the treasure was initially discovered on the island, where was it taken immediately after its
excavation?

A) to a cave
B) to the river
C) to the ship
D) to the stockade

13. Why does Long John Silver visit Captain Smollett in the stockade?

A) He visits him to fetch supplies.

B) He visits him to take a hostage.
C) He visits him to make a truce.
D) He visits him to threaten him in exchange for money.

14. When the pirates hand Silver a black spot toward the end of the novel, what is its message?

A) You are going to be marooned on the island when we leave.

B) You are deposed (removed from your position as Captain.)
C) You are going to die.
D) You are to give us Jim or we will kill you both.

15. How does Billy Bones die?

 A) He dies from a stroke brought on by alcoholism and fear.
B) He is run over by horses.
C) He is hanged for piracy.
D) He is killed by Long John Silver.

16. What happens to Long John Silver at the end of the novel?

A) He is tried for piracy, but his kindness to Jim lessens his sentence to imprisonment.
B) He is marooned on the island.
C) He steals some of the treasure and sneaks away.
D) He is hanged for piracy.

17. Whose failure to keep a secret, and foolishness in letting a complete stranger choose the crew puts the
entire treasure quest at risk?

A) Squire Trelawney
B) Captain Flint, the parrot
C) Captain Smollett
D) Jim Hawkins

18. Why did the pirates tip Billy Bones the black spot?

A) They were looking for Flint's map -- which was in his treasure chest.
B) They were angry because he marooned the other pirates on the island.
C) They were getting revenge because he was the one who blinded Pew.
D) They wante to kidnap Jim and knew that Billy Bones protected him.

19. What does the return crew of the Hispaniola do to the remaining three mutineers?

A) They're sentenced to labor work for two years in exchange for their freedom.
B) They go through a trial and are hanged.
C) They shoot them.
D) They're marooned.

20. How does Ben Gunn use his share of the fortune?

A) He spends or loses it in about two and a half weeks.

B) He gets a good paying job and settles down with a family.
C) He becomes part owner of a full-rigged ship.
D) The book never really says what he does with the money.

21. What word means "discolored by injury or bruising"?

A) livid
B) ebb
C) diabolical
D) lee
 22. What word means "a windlass that winds up ropes or cables"?

A) dory
B) rigging
C) capstan
D) schooner

23. What word means "one of a seafaring group who preys upon ships and settlements"?

A) spars
B) buccaneer
C) swabs
D) forecastle

24. What word means "a sailor's song"?

A) chanty
B) reiterated
C) keel
D) colors

25. What word means "moving in a stealthy or sneaky manner"?

A) rigging
B) skulking
C) trundling
D) fawning

26. What word means "an anchorage or where a ship docks"?

A) bow
B) lee
C) port
D) spar

27. What word means "to pull or move by violent twisting"?

A) trundle
B) wrest
C) rebuff
D) miscreant

28. What word means "the bottom of a boat"?

A) keel
B) lee
 C) spar
D) port

29. What word means "to retreat or flow back"?

A) rebuff
B) skulk
C) keel-hawl
D) ebb

30. What word means "of or relating to a characteristic of the devil -- wicked"?

A) livid
B) incivility
C) repugnant
D) diabolical
Answer Key

1.C 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.A 11.A 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.A 18
.A 19.D 20.A 21.A 22.C 23.B 24.A 25.B 26.C 27.B 28.A 29.D 30.D