thorough treasure island (book) quiz

Treasure Island has been considered a classic for many years. Ever since it came out in 1883, it has sold remarkably well, but many people never choose to take a quiz on it and remember the story.

How much did you pick up when you read Treasure Island? Or did you not read it at all but think you could pass a quiz on it? This quiz will not only show you how well you know the book, but also how much you pay attention to other books. This quiz will help you. So take it! Come on!

Created by: Robert
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1. Who is the narrator for most of the novel?
Jim Hawkins
Dick Johnson
an outsider
it is always switching points of view
Dr. Livesey
Long John Silver
2. Where does the story begin?
at the dock in Savannah
at the Admiral Benbow inn
on Treasure Island
on the ship Hispaniola
3. Who is the first pirate that Jim encounters?
Billy Bones
Long John Silver (though in disguise)
Israel Hands
Captain Flint
Black Dog
Job Anderson
4. Jim is paid to watch for a man with what description?
a man with one eye
a blind man
a man with a limp and a parrot
a man with a very high-pitched voice who looked like a woman
a man with one leg
a man with tattoos all over his body
5. How much is Jim paid each moth to watch out for a one-legged man?
sixpence
fourpenny
thruppence
a shilling
6. In what month does Black Dog first make his appearance?
the book doesn't say, except that it was in the winter
December
January
February
March
7. How did Jim's father die?
unknown
murder
suicide
illness
8. Where is Billy when he receives the black spot?
the book doesn't say
on the road
in the inn
at the squire's house
on the ship Hispaniola
9. What is not found in Billy Bones’s sea chest out of a suit of fine clothes, an old Spanish watch, a bottle of rum, and seashells?
a suit of fine clothes
an old Spanish watch
a bottle of rum
seashells
10. To whom does Jim first show the map?
his mother
Squire Trelawney
his father
Dr. Livesey
Captain Smollett
11. From what town does the expedition set sail?
Portsmouth
Dover
Brighton
Bristol
12. Who is the last crew member on the Hispaniola to learn about the treasure?
Squire Trelawney
Dick Johnson
Jim
Captain Smollett
Long John Silver
13. What phrase does Long John's bird repeat over and over?
"Polly wants a cracker"
"pieces of six"
"pieces of eight"
"pieces of four"
14. On the journey to Treasure Island, who falls overboard on the ship?
Jim
Squire Trelawney
Dr. Livesey
Long John
Mr. Arrow
15. Where did Jim hide when he overheard Long John Silver planning his mutiny?
in a rum barrel
in an apple barrel
under a bed
in a cupboard
in the bottom of a boat
16. Who does Jim tell to gather the others, when he overhears the planned mutiny?
no one, he is afraid to tell anyone about it
George Merry
Redruth
Captain Smollett
Squire Trelawney
Dr. Livesey
17. What do the pirates prefer to call themselves?
buccaneers
gentlemen of fortune
wealthy businessmen
sailors with ambition
18. Whose treasure is involved?
Silver's
Bones's
Allardyce's
Gunn's
Flint's
Smollett's
19. Why was Ben Gunn on the island?
he was marooned by his fellows
he ran away from his fellow pirates
he survived a shipwreck
he stayed on the island because he wanted to experience a life of solitude
20. Where does Jim encounter Ben Gunn (on Treasure Island)?
on the ship
in the stockade
in the woods
at the pirates' camp
21. What was Ben Gunn stranded with?
a pickaxe
a musket
a spade
all of the above
22. Who is the first to discover Flint's treasure on the island?
Jim
Allardyce
Long John and the rest of the mutineers
Ben Gunn
no one can ever find it
Alan
23. When the treasure was initially discovered, where was it taken immediately after its excavation?
to the beach
to the ship
to the stockade
to a cave
to the river
24. Who finds the fort?
Squire Trelawney
George Merry
Dr. Livesey
Ben Gunn
Captain Smollett
Long John
25. What does Jim hunt for after leaving Captain Smollett in the stockade?
a boat
treasure
rum
medicine
26. What flag is flown initially from the stockade?
the American flag
the Jolly Roger
the French flag
the Union Jack (the Bristish flag)
27. Where did Ben Gunn keep his coracle hidden?
in some bushes
under a white rock
in a cave
in a tree
28. How does Jim move the ship away from the pirate camp?
he pulls it with his boat
he bribes the crew
he sails it at night
he cuts it adrift
29. Whom does Jim fight on the ship when he sneaks on board?
George Merry
Tom Redruth
Israel Hands
Long John Silver
30. What flag resembles the pirates?
the American flag
the French flag
the Jolly Roger
the Union Jack (the British flag)
31. Why does Long John Silver visit Captain Smollett in the stockade?
to extort money
to take a hostage
to make a truce
to fetch medicine
32. Why did Dick cut a page out of his Bible?
to send a note to his mother
to get a fire started
to give Long John Silver the “black spot”
to give Captain Smollett the “black spot”
33. When the pirates hand Silver a black spot toward the end of the novel, what is its message?
that Silver will be executed
that Silver has one day to find the treasure
that Silver has been deposed
that Silver will be marooned
34. How did George Merry spell “deposed”?
“depossed”
“depposed”
“diposed”
“depozed”
35. Who does Silver take hostage?
Captain Smollett
Dr. Livesey
Ben Gunn
Jim
36. What do the pirates prefer to call themselves?
buccaneers
gentlemen of fortune
wealthy businessmen
sailors with ambition
37. Why does Dr. Livesey visit the pirates at the stockade?
Long John Silver sent a man to tell him to come
he wants to negotiate
he is giving them medical treatment
he wants to fight Long John
38. How does Ben Gunn frighten the pirates?
by putting spiders in their beds
by imitating dead Captain Flint’s voice
by telling them their rum supply has run out
by telling them the treasure map is a hoax
39. Allardyce, one of Flint's unfortunate seamen, took what from Morgan ashore with him before he died?
a wallet
a cutlass
a pistol
a knife
40. What final clue signifies the treasure?
a skeleton
a black spot
the sign of a ship
a flag
an X
41. According to John Silver, whose skeleton was it?
Tom Morgan’s
Captain Flint’s
George Merry’s
Allardyce’s
42. Jim sees "huge slimy monsters" on the beach before cutting loose the Hispaniola. What were those monsters?
seals
sea lions
sea otters
walruses
43. Near the end of the story, three remaining mutineers were marooned on the island to the "huge glee" of whom?
Jim Hawkins
Captain Smollett
Ben Gunn
Long John Silver
44. What happens to Silver at the end of the novel?
he is hanged
he is marooned on the island
he steals some of the treasure and sneaks away
he returns to England
45. Who helps Long John Silver escape?
Ben
Jim
Squire Trelawney
Smollett
46. Why did Jim keep nothing back but the bearings of the island in his journal?
because he never knew exactly where the island was
because he was afraid the spirit of Flint would come and haunt him
because there was still treasure to be lifted
because he promised Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey
47. What happens to the treasure?
the government takes it
Squire Trelawney gets most of it but gives a little to the crew who had helped him
it is split fairly evenly between the members of the Squire's party
the book doesn't say
it is stolen
it is used to buy a new ship
48. What are the last words of the book?
"I still have nightmares about Silver and that island."
"Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!"
"It was an adventure like no other."
"Dead men don't tell tales."

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