Treasure Island - Chapter 15 Comprehension Quiz

It weren’t quite a chapel, but it seemed more solemn like; and then, says you, Ben Gunn was short-handed—no chapling, nor so much as a Bible and a flag, you says.” So he kept talking as I ran, neither expecting nor receiving any answer. The cannon-shot was followed after a considerable interval by a volley of small arms. Another pause, and then, not a quarter of a mile in front of me, I beheld the Union Jack flutter in the air above a wood.

Vocabulary — Choose the meaning of the word in context. Quote: "Billy Bones was the mate; Long John, he was quartermaster; and they asked him where the treasure was." What does "quartermaster" mean as used in this sentence? (Note: One option is a dictionary-correct meaning of the word but not the one intended here.)

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Main idea — What is the main idea of this chapter?

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Inference — Read the quote and infer what is implied. Quote: "If you was sent by Long John," he said, "I’m as good as pork, and I know it." What can be inferred from this line?

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Theme connection — Which theme from Treasure Island does this quote best connect to? Quote: "As soon as I remembered I was not defenceless, courage glowed again in my heart and I set my face resolutely for this man of the island and walked briskly towards him."

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