Vocabulary
To feel jealous
Envy
A belief or idea
Notion
What does Jim do when he escapes the stockade?
Jim looks for Ben Gunn's coracle. He uses it to get to the Hispaniola. He then hides it so the pirates can't use it to get away.
What happens to Long John Silver on the voyage away from Treasure Island?
Long John Silver escapes off the ship with some of the treasure
Which two men play a fatherly role for Jim?
Dr. Livesey
Long John Silver
Very happy or proud
Elated
Gather together or accumulate
amassing
Who saves Jim's life at the stockade? How?
Long John Silver talks the pirates into keeping Jim hostage.
How do Jim and his friends feel about Long John Silver leaving?
They are relieved.
How does Dr. Livesey behave like a father to Jim?
He is an honest man who is wise and practical. He is kind and considerate to Jim. He helps Jim get away from the pirates.
Plenty; more than enough
ample
raised or lifted
hoisted
Where do the pirates camp out when they get to Treasure Island?
They camped in a bog. This made them become very ill with malaria.
What does Jim mean when he says, "all of us had an ample share of the treasure, and used it wisely of foolishly according to our natures,"?
Everyone was given plenty of the treasure. Some used it in a smart way and others wasted it.
How does Long John act fatherly to Jim?
Although Silver is a deceitful pirate and plans a mutiny, he becomes fond of Jim. He can be very mean but is always kind to Jim and saves his life from the pirates.
Requiring a lot of time and effort
Laborious
very angry; enraged
incensed
What is Flint's Pointer? Why does it scare the pirates?
It is a skeleton of a pirate who was with Flint. Flint killed the pirate and used him as a pointer to the treasure. The pirates are scared because they are superstitious that his spirit was still around.
How did Ben Gunn use his treasure?
He wasted it in 19 days and came back asking for more.
How do Long John and Dr. Livesey differ?
Long John is a mean pirate who can be very brutal. Dr. Livesey is a scientist who is concerned with fairness.
Overly eager to help or obey someone important
obsequious
causing feat, apprehension or dread
formidable
What is Dr. Livesey's plan to get the treasure?
Dr. Livesey let the pirates have the stockade because Ben Gunn has the treasure and provisions. When the doctor saw Jim he and Ben Gunn ambushed the pirates to help Jim and Silver get out alive.
How did Dr. Livesey's plan change when he saw Jim?
He knew the pirates would kill Jim so he changed his plan to ambush the pirates so that Jim would get out alive with them and Silver.
What are the two follies Jim makes when he reaches Treasure Island?
Leaving the ship to go ashore with the pirates
Leaving the stockade to go to the sea and set Hispaniola free.