Vocabulary
What is an atrocious miscreant?
Why does Jim dream about a one-legged man at the beginning of the novel?
Billy Bones talks about him in a frightening manner.
Jim telling the story about what happened to him is an example of this.
What is flashback?
Who did Dr. Livesey send to his seat "like a beaten dog"?
Billy Bones
Near Bristol, England, and Treasure Island, an island off the coast of "Spanish America", in the 18th Century is the novel's what?
Setting
An inexperienced, clumsy sailor
What is a lubber?
Why does Jim agree to bring a glass of rum to Billy Bones even thought the doctor said it would kill him?
Jim's father is sick and he wants to keep Billy Bones quiet.
This is the point of view of the novel.
What is 1st person?
Why do the men in the neighboring village refuse to help Jim and his mom?
They are afraid of the pirates
What is the real name for Treasure Island?
Skeleton Island
A ship
What is a schooner?
Why is Jim afraid of the blind beggar?
He grabbed Jim's arm and threatened to break it.
This is the tone of the novel.
What is suspenseful?
What is the "oilskin package"?
The treasure map
What is the black spot a symbol of?
Death
Pudding
What is duff?
Why did Jim cry after Bill died?
He was still very emotional after his father's death.
This is the conflict of the novel.
Will Jim Hawkins find the treasure?
What is the meaning of the phrase, "budge, you skulk"?
Retreat, you coward!
Who are the "gentlemen of fortune"?
Pirates
Rum
What is grog?
Why did Jim get angry at his mother?
Mr. Arrow repeatedly gets drunk, then disappears from the ship. This is an example of...
What is foreshadowing?
Why does Captain Smollet dislike the crew?
They know more about the trip than he does.
Why didn't Silver and his friends take over the ship right away?
They need the others to plot the course and find the treasure for them.