Treasure Island - Chapter 11 Comprehension Quiz

It was but a word or two that I could catch, and yet I gathered some important news, for besides other scraps that tended to the same purpose, this whole clause was audible: “Not another man of them’ll jine.” Hence there were still faithful men on board. When Dick returned, one after another of the trio took the pannikin and drank—one “To luck,” another with a “Here’s to old Flint,” and Silver himself saying, in a kind of song, “Here’s to ourselves, and hold your luff, plenty of prizes and plenty of duff.” Just then a sort of brightness fell upon me in the barrel, and looking up, I found the moon had risen and was silvering the mizzen-top and shining white on the luff of the fore-sail; and almost at the same time the voice of the lookout shouted, “Land ho!”

Vocabulary—What does the word "deadlights" most nearly mean as used in this line from the chapter? "The same broadside I lost my leg, old Pew lost his deadlights." Choose the best definition for "deadlights" in this context.

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Main idea—Which choice best states the main idea of this chapter?

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Inference—Consider this quote from Silver to Israel Hands: "You’ll berth forward, and you’ll live hard, and you’ll speak soft, and you’ll keep sober till I give the word; and you may lay to that, my son." What can be reasonably inferred from this directive?

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Theme connection—Which theme from Treasure Island does this quote connect to? "‘Dick’s square,’ said Silver.… During his absence Israel spoke straight on in the cook’s ear… ‘Not another man of them’ll jine.’"

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