Treasure Island Episode 1: The old sailor

Episode 1 practice questions

Try each question first, then open the hint or the answer.

1. 1. In Treasure Island, in whose words is most of the story told?

   • a) Jim Hawkins
   • b) Dr Livesey
   • c) Squire Trelawney
   • d) Long John Silver
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   Answer: A) Jim Hawkins

   See book page 66.

2. 2. What work do Jim Hawkins's parents do?

   • a) They keep a lighthouse on a dangerous coast
   • b) They own a ship that sails to the Pacific
   • c) They keep an inn called The Admiral Benbow
   • d) They work as cooks on a pirate captain's ship
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   Answer: C) They keep an inn called The Admiral Benbow

   See book page 66.

3. 3. What had the old seaman known as the Captain actually been before he came to stay at The Admiral Benbow?

   • a) A cook on Squire Trelawney's ship
   • b) A pirate in Captain Flint's crew
   • c) A magistrate who hunted pirates
   • d) A doctor on a ship in the navy
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   Answer: B) A pirate in Captain Flint's crew

   See book page 66.

4. 4. What did Flint give Bill before he died?

   • a) A parrot that went everywhere with him
   • b) A ship to sail back to Treasure Island
   • c) A sea-chest that was filled with gold coins
   • d) A map showing where his treasure was buried
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   Answer: D) A map showing where his treasure was buried

   See book page 66.

5. 5. Why are people looking for the Captain at the start of the story?

   • a) They are magistrates who want to hang him for his crimes at sea
   • b) They are innkeepers to whom he owes a great deal of money
   • c) They are Flint's old crew and want the treasure for themselves
   • d) They are friends of Jim's who want to protect the inn
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   Answer: C) They are Flint's old crew and want the treasure for themselves

   See book page 66.