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Treasure Island — Chapter 30 — Page 9

But I’ll go as far with you as I dare go, and a step beyond, for I’ll have my wig sorted by the captain or I’m mistaken! And first, I’ll give you a bit of hope; Silver, if we both get alive out of this wolf-trap, I’ll do my best to save you, short of perjury.” Silver’s face was radiant. “You couldn’t say more, I’m sure, sir, not if you was my mother,” he cried. “Well, that’s my first concession,” added the doctor. “My second is a piece of advice: keep the boy close beside you, and when you need help, halloo. I’m off to seek it for you, and that itself will show you if I speak at random. Good-bye, Jim.” And Dr. Livesey shook hands with me through the stockade, nodded to Silver, and set off at a brisk pace into the wood.
Vocabulary: In the line, “Let us overhaul these patients of yours,” what does the word “overhaul” most nearly mean as used in this quote? Quote: “Let us overhaul these patients of yours.”
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Which choice best states the main idea of the chapter “On Parole”?
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Inference: What can be inferred from the following description? Quote: “Silver was a changed man once he was out there and had his back to his friends and the block house; his cheeks seemed to have fallen in, his voice trembled; never was a soul more dead in earnest.”
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Theme connection: Which theme from Treasure Island does this quote most strongly connect to? Quote: “Silver trusted me; I passed my word, and back I go.”
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