Treasure Island - Chapter 24 Comprehension Quiz

I could see the waves boiling white under her forefoot. Immensely tall she looked to me from my low station in the coracle. And then, of a sudden, I began to comprehend. I had scarce time to think—scarce time to act and save myself. I was on the summit of one swell when the schooner came stooping over the next. The bowsprit was over my head. I sprang to my feet and leaped, stamping the coracle under water. With one hand I caught the jib-boom, while my foot was lodged between the stay and the brace; and as I still clung there panting, a dull blow told me that the schooner had charged down upon and struck the coracle and that I was left without retreat on the Hispaniola.

Vocabulary: What does 'leeway' most nearly mean in this sentence from the chapter? '...she still continued to run away from me, not only with the speed of the current, but by the whole amount of her leeway, which was naturally great.'

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Main idea: Which choice best states the main idea of 'The Cruise of the Coracle'?

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Inference: Based on this passage, what can we infer about Jim? 'I began to be horribly frightened, but I kept my head, for all that... I set myself to study how it was she managed to slip so quietly through the rollers.'

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Theme: Which theme from Treasure Island does this quote most strongly connect to? 'Either they were dead drunk or had deserted her, I thought, and perhaps if I could get on board I might return the vessel to her captain.'

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