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QUESTIONS FOR STUDY
PART V
- 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?
- Describe his adventures with Israel Hands.
- How did he finally get the ships into the harbor?
- In what instances has Jim helped his friends? In which cases has he done it through luck or through love of adventure?
- How have the buccaneers been defeating their own cause and destroying themselves?
PART VI
- How many of the pirates were left alive at this point of the story? Who were they?
- What quarrel arose among them?
- Why did Silver decide to save Jim? How does he again show his capacity?
- Describe the interview between Jim and the Doctor.
- Why did the pirates detain Jim?
- Tell how they found their way to the place where Flint had buried the treasure? Describe the scene there.
- How did the Squire’s party manage to be in time to save Jim?
- What had become of the treasure?
- What finally became of Silver?
- Which scenes in the whole story stand out most clearly in your memory?
- Which characters seem most real? Which most interesting?
- Who is the hero of the book: Jim Hawkins or John Silver?
