Answer the following questions. Use complete sentences!
Question 1
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Question 2
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A simile is a comparison of two different things, usually using like or as. Paraphrase the following simile from page 15 in your own words.
They scattered like rabbits in every direction.
Question 3
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Chapter 2 contains two different settings. Name the two places where the action happens in this chapter. (pgs 10,15)
Question 4
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Question 5
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Question 6
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Question 7
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What is the Jolly Roger?
Question 8
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What was the purpose of the Jolly Roger?
Question 9
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Question 10
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Whom does Squire Trelawney hire to be the cook on the Hispaniola?
Why did Jim and his mother wait in a ditch?
They wanted to avoid a mob of angry townspeople
They were looking for their dog
They were hiding from pirates ransacking the inn
they were lost
Dialogue is used on page 13 to show rather than tell. Just like Jim and his mother, the reader overhears the dialogue. What do we learn from the conversations?
Pew and his men have found Flint's map
The items Pew and his men are looking for are gone
Pew is more interested in Flint's map than the money
Pew knows Jim has taken the key and Flint's map
B, C, and D
In the following sentence on page 14, what does the idiom hold their ground mean?
Pew, however, attempted to convince the others to hold their ground and not flee like scalded rats.
collect dirt from the side of the road
stay in place and not give up
run away quickly
have a meeting
In the following sentence on page 20, how does the use of the phrase do not breathe a word of contribute to the meaning of the passage?
Remember, do not breathe a word of what we've found.
The phrase suggests the men must keep their findings a secret
The phrase suggests the information and journey are dangerous
The phrase suggests that the squire should tell people what they have found so that he can assemble the best crew possible.
The phrase suggests that the squire is feeling ill
A and B
What do Jim, Dr. Livesey, and Squire Trelawney decide to do after opening the treasure map?
They turn the map over to the authorities
Squire Trelawney decides to go to Bristol to hire a ship and crew
The doctor and squire agree to pay Jim a handsome sum for the map
Dr. Livesey decides to go to Bristol to hire a ship and crew