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QUESTIONS FOR STUDY

PART V

  1. Why did Jim steal away from his friends? What results came of his escapade? What did he do with Ben Gunn’s boat? What did he see in the ship?
  2. Describe his adventures with Israel Hands.
  3. How did he finally get the ships into the harbor?
  4. In what instances has Jim helped his friends? In which cases has he done it through luck or through love of adventure?
  5. How have the buccaneers been defeating their own cause and destroying themselves?

PART VI

  1. How many of the pirates were left alive at this point of the story? Who were they?
  2. What quarrel arose among them?
  3. Why did Silver decide to save Jim? How does he again show his capacity?
  4. Describe the interview between Jim and the Doctor.
  5. Why did the pirates detain Jim?
  6. Tell how they found their way to the place where Flint had buried the treasure? Describe the scene there.
  7. How did the Squire’s party manage to be in time to save Jim?
  8. What had become of the treasure?
  9. What finally became of Silver?
  10. Which scenes in the whole story stand out most clearly in your memory?
  11. Which characters seem most real? Which most interesting?
  12. Who is the hero of the book: Jim Hawkins or John Silver?