Answer each question thoughtfully in complete sentences citing evidence from the text and the page number(s) where you found your evidence for each question.
Question 1
1.
How does the reader know the conversation between John Silver and the seaman Tom takes place? Why is the interaction important?
Question 2
2.
Page(s) you found your answer for question 1
Question 3
3.
What do you think Ben Gunn means when he says, "If I ever get back to England, I'm changing my ways and the company I keep"?
Question 4
4.
Page(s) you found your answer for question 3
Question 5
5.
Do you think Ben Gunn is a trustworthy character? Support your opinion with evidence from the text.
Question 6
6.
Page(s) you found your answer for question 5
Question 7
7.
Based on what you have read, would you characterize buccaneers or pirates as trustworthy or untrustworthy? Why?
Question 8
8.
Page(s) you found your answer for question 7
Question 9
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Question 10
10.
Explain what one of the similes that you underlined in question 9 means in your own words.
Read the following exerpt and answer the question.
Question 11
11.
What about Ben Gunn might suggest to Jim Hawkins that he is an Englishman?
