Treasure Island - Chapter 22 Comprehension Quiz

And when, at last, I shouldered the coracle and groped my way stumblingly out of the hollow where I had supped, there were but two points visible on the whole anchorage. One was the great fire on shore, by which the defeated pirates lay carousing in the swamp. The other, a mere blur of light upon the darkness, indicated the position of the anchored ship. She had swung round to the ebb—her bow was now towards me—the only lights on board were in the cabin, and what I saw was merely a reflection on the fog of the strong rays that flowed from the stern window. The ebb had already run some time, and I had to wade through a long belt of swampy sand, where I sank several times above the ankle, before I came to the edge of the retreating water, and wading a little way in, with some strength and dexterity, set my coracle, keel downwards, on the surface.

Vocabulary — In the sentence "There was one thwart set as low as possible," what does the word "thwart" most nearly mean as used here?

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Which choice best states the main idea of this chapter?

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After Dr. Livesey leaves the stockade alone, Jim observes, "Gray took his pipe out of his mouth and fairly forgot to put it back again, so thunder-struck he was at this occurrence." What can be inferred from this?

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Which theme from Treasure Island is best illustrated by the line, "This was my second folly, far worse than the first, as I left but two sound men to guard the house; but like the first, it was a help towards saving all of us."?

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