Treasure Island - Chapter 12 Comprehension Quiz

It would be pleasanter to come to blows. But there’s no help for it till we know our men. Lay to, and whistle for a wind, that’s my view.” “Jim here,” said the doctor, “can help us more than anyone. The men are not shy with him, and Jim is a noticing lad.” “Hawkins, I put prodigious faith in you,” added the squire. I began to feel pretty desperate at this, for I felt altogether helpless; and yet, by an odd train of circumstances, it was indeed through me that safety came. In the meantime, talk as we pleased, there were only seven out of the twenty-six on whom we knew we could rely; and out of these seven one was a boy, so that the grown men on our side were six to their nineteen.

Vocabulary in context: In the quote, "Leastways, if such was your intention as to enter and careen, and there ain't no better place for that in these waters," what does the word "careen" most nearly mean in this context?

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Main idea: Which statement best expresses the main idea of this chapter?

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Inference: Based on the quote, "Thank you, Jim," said he quite loudly, "that was all I wanted to know," as if he had asked me a question, what can be inferred?

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Theme connection: The quote "Hawkins, I put prodigious faith in you," added the squire, best connects to which theme from Treasure Island?

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