Characters
Who is the stranger who comes to stay with Jim Hawkins?
He is an old sailor. He calls himself the Captain. A
Where do Jim Hawkins and his parents live?
At an inn called the Admiral Benbow.
Why do Jim and his mother run to the village?
Because the pirates are coming to get the Captain’s sea-chest.
Why does Captain Smollett's boat sink?
The men on the ‘Hispaniola’ fire a cannon at the boat. The shot misses them, but it makes the boat move from side to side. Water gets into the boat. It is so heavy that it sinks.
What do Jim and his mother find in the sea-chest?
A bag of money and a leather packet.
How does Blind Pew die?
He tries to run away from the horsemen who are coming to the inn. He falls in the road and the horsemen ride over him.
How deos Jim know about Spy-Glass Hill and the stockade before he goes to the island?
He has seen the map from Captain Bill’s chest.
What does Jim see Long John Silver do on the island?
He sees Silver kill two of the men who have gone with him.
Why does Long John Silver come to the stockade with a white flag?
He wants to talk to the men inside the stockade. He says that if they give him the map he will let them live
What is the name of the ship that Squire Trelawney charters?
The Hispaniola.
Who says "Pieces of eight. Pieces of eight." ?
Long John Silver’s parrot, Captain Flint.
What do the pirates hear when they are climbing Spy-Glass Hill?
A strange high voice, singing the pirate song.
How does Jim get to the Hispaniola?
He takes Ben Gunn's boat.
Why does the wounded pirate say "Take the ship into that bay."?
The ship will stay on the sand of the bay while the tide is out. When the tide comes in, the water will get deeper. Then the ship will float off.
What is Jim Hawkins' job on the ship?
He is the cabin boy. He helps Long John Silver cook the food. And he washes the plates after the meals.
Who does Jim meet on the island?
A man with long white hair and a long beard. His name is Ben Gunn.
What does Jim do at the stockade after it gets dark?
He takes two pistols and a sharp knife. Then he leaves the stockade.
How does the pirate wound Jim in the shoulder?
The pirate throws his knife at Jim.
Why does Dr. Livesey come to the stockade?
He comes to see the wounded men.
Jim climbs up a rope and looks through a window in the side of the Hispaniola. What does he see?
He sees two drunk men fighting.
Who stops the pirates from killing Long John Silver and Jim?
Dr Livesey, Squire Trelawney and Ben Gunn.
Where is Flint's treasure?
In a cave at the north of the island.
How does Long John Silver stop Jim from running away?
He puts a rope round Jim’s neck and pulls him along.
What happens to Jim at the end of the story?
Jim Hawkins buys a fine, large inn for his mother and himself. He uses the rest of his money to study.
What do the pirates find at the top of Spy-Glass Hill?
An empty hole.