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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In the following sentence on page 14, what does the idiom hold their ground mean?
Question 7
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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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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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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?
Question 15
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What page did you find your answer for number 14?
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
Pew, however, attempted to convince the others to hold their ground and not flee like scaled rats.
stay in place and not give up
have a meeting
collect dirt from the side of the road
run away quickly
Remember, do not breathe a word of what we've found.
The phrase suggests the men must keep their findings 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 cre.
Dr. Livesey 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.