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Treasure Island
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Treasure Island – Study Flashcards
| Front | Back |
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| Who is the narrator of Treasure Island? | Jim Hawkins, who writes down the story at the request of Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey, and others. |
| The Admiral Benbow | The inn kept by Jim Hawkins' father, where the story begins and where the old captain takes lodging. |
| Who is the "old sea-dog"? | A tall, strong, nut-brown sailor with a sabre cut on his cheek who arrives at the Admiral Benbow and insists on being called "Captain." |
| What does the captain look like? | Tarry pigtail, soiled blue coat, ragged scarred hands with broken nails, and a dirty white sabre scar on his cheek. |
| Why does the captain choose the Admiral Benbow? | Because it is a lonely, out-of-the-way cove with few visitors, allowing him to hide from someone. |
| What does the captain ask Jim to watch for? | A seafaring man with one leg—he pays Jim a silver fourpenny each month to keep watch. |
| How does Jim feel about the "one-legged man"? | He is terrified and haunted by nightmares of the man, imagining him in many horrible forms. |
| What are the captain's daily habits? | He wanders the cove and cliffs with a brass telescope, then sits drinking rum and water by the fire each evening. |
| How does the captain react to seamen visiting the inn? | He peers at them secretly through the curtained door and stays silent, showing he is avoiding recognition. |
| What kind of stories does the captain tell? | Dreadful tales of hanging, walking the plank, storms at sea, and wicked deeds on the Spanish Main. |
| How do the villagers react to the captain's stories? | They are frightened at the time but later enjoy the excitement; some young men admire him as a "true sea-dog." |
| How does the captain's presence affect the inn financially? | He stays for months without paying, using up his money, but Jim's father is too afraid to demand more from him. |
| What happens when Jim's father tries to ask for payment? | The captain blows through his nose loudly (a sign of anger) and stares him down until he backs off. |
| What does the captain do to his own clothing? | He patches his coat himself upstairs until it is "nothing but patches," never changing his overall dress. |
| What is significant about the captain's sea-chest? | It is large and mysterious—no one in the household has ever seen it opened. |
| What happens to Jim's father during the story? | He falls into a decline (illness) that eventually leads to his death, worsened by the captain's bullying. |
| Who is Dr. Livesey? | A doctor who comes to visit Jim's ailing father and is one of the gentlemen who later asks Jim to record the story. |
| What is the setting/time period suggested by the text? | The story is set in "the year of grace 17—," indicating the 1700s, with a coastal English inn as the starting location. |
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