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.
Question 3
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They scattered like rabbits in every direction.
Question 4
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Chapter 2 contains two different settings. Name the two places where the action happens in this chapter.
Question 5
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What pages did you find the answers to question 4?
Question 6
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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?
In the following sentence on page 14, what does the idiom hold their ground mean?
Question 7
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Pew, however, attempted to convince the others to hold their ground and not flee like scaled rats.
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?
Question 8
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Remember, do not breathe a word of what we've found.
Question 9
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What is the Jolly Roger?
Question 10
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What was the purpose of the Jolly Roger?
Question 11
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What page did you find your answer to questions 9 & 10?
Question 12
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What do Jim, Dr. Livesey, and Squire Trelawney decide to do after opening the treasure map?
Question 13
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What page did you find answer 12?
Question 14
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Whom does Squire Trelawney hire to be the cook on the Hispaniola?