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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 10 English Supplementary Chapter 1 Treasure Island
Treasure Island Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes
Pre – Reading Activity:
Do ’you remember any story/film based on treasure hunting adventure? Share it in elms ‘
Answer:
’King Solomon’s Mines’ is an adventure story whereas ‘Mackenna’s Gold’ is the adventure movie which should be read and watched by everyone. The novel presents a variety of experiences of the characters, whereas the movie depicts the futility of going after gold. Both of them bring out the truth of the message: We deserve what we get, and we get what we deserve in life.
II. Comprehension Questions:
A. Answer briefly the following questions:
Question 1.
What was Admiral Benbow?
Answer:
It was an inn in a small bay in the west of England, managed by Jim Hawkins’ father and mother.
Question 2.
Who was the guest who took up a room in Admiral Benbow?
Answer:
Bill, a wizened old seaman, took up a room in Admiral Benbow.
Question 3.
What was his cherished possession?
Answer:
An old sea-chest.
Question 4.
Why did he give Jim fourpence?
Answer:
He told young Jim to be on the look-out for a seafaring type of man with one leg.
Question 5.
Why was Billy looking out to sea every evening?
Answer:
Billy was afraid that pirates from Captain Flint’s crew were coming there to steal his old sea-chest.
Question 6.
Describe the encounter between Billy and the mysterious seafaring man.
Answer:
The mysterious seafaring man argued with Billy, and soon both of them were fighting furiously. Wounded, the stranger was put to flight, but Billy was left stretched out on the floor, gasping for breath.
Question 7.
What is the black spot?
Answer:
The black spot was a pirate summons; Billy had been a member of the notorious Captain Flint’s crew, and he was afraid the pirates would come and steal his sea-chest.
Question 8.
What did Jim and his mother take from Billy’s sea chest before they fled the inn?
Answer:
Jim’s mother took as many coins as would be sufficient to cover the old pirate’s rent, and not a halfpenny more, while Jim found an intriguing bundle of papers, wrapped in oilcloth, which he pocketed as payment for his services.
Question 9.
What important document did the bundle of papers contain?
Answer:
The bundle of papers contained a treasure map, showing where the pirate Captain Flint had buried all the looted treasure.
Question 10.
Who did Jim give it to?
Answer:
Jim gave it to the Squire and the doctor who were dining together.
Question 11.
How did Blind Pew die?
Answer:
As the pirates were escaping, one of the horses of the revenue officers knocked down Blind Pew and he fell down dead.
Question 12.
What arrangement did squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey make for a voyage for treasure hunt?
Answer:
The squire travelled to Bristol, where he bought a fine schooner called The Hispaniola, as well as hiring a sea- captain. The ship’s cook was to be a one-legged old sailor called Long John Silver, who ha given Squire Trelawney invaluable help in picking the rest of the crew.
Question 13.
There are 2 Captain Flints in the story. Who are they?
Answer:
One of them is the notorious leaders of the pirates, Captain Flint who had buried the treasure on the treasure- island. The second one is Long John Silver’s pet parrot which goes on squawking: “Pieces of eight Pieces of eight!”
Question 14.
Who was nicknamed Barbecue? And why?
Answer:
Long John Silver, the one-legged old sailor, was nicknamed Barbecue because he was the cook onboard The Hispaniola.
Question 15.
Why was Capt. Smollett unhappy?
Answer:
Captain Smollett was unhappy because he had had no hand in choosing his crew, and was unhappier still that everyone knew that they were sailing for treasure.
Question 16.
What was John Silver’s treacherous plan? ‘
Answer:
John Silver was planning to kill the skipper, the squire and the doctor once the treasure was found.
Question 17.
How did Jim come to know about it?
Answer:
Late one evening, when Jim was looking for an apple to eat, he happened to climb right into the nearly empty apple-barrel. While he was sitting hidden inside it, he overheard a conversation between Long John Silver and the ship’s coxswain.
Question 18.
Why did Capt. Smollett says that the odds were stacked against their survival?
Answer:
Of the twenty-six people abroad the ship, there were only seven upon whom Captain Smollett could rely, and this made him say that the odds were stacked against their survival.
Question 19.
How does Jim manage to escape to the island?
Answer:
When the ship was at anchor, acting more on instinct than anything else, Jim hid himself abroad the boat that rowed ashore, and as soon as the coast was clear, made a run for the shelter of the nearby undergrowth.
Question 20.
Who is Ben Gunn?
Answer:
When Jim was running away from Long John Silver who had just then stabbed a pirate, he stopped to catch his breath and found himself facing a wild-looking man, dressed all in rags. He announced that he was poor Ben Gunn.
Question 21.
Why and how was Ben left marooned on the island?
Answer:
Ben had been on Captain Flint’s ship when the treasure was buried. The wicked pirate had taken six men ashore with him to hide the booty and murdered them all so its location remained a secret. Ben had returned on another * ship to look for the treasure three years back, but when they could not find it, his shipmates had left him marooned on the island.
Question 22.
Why did Capt. Smollett and others consider the stockade an ideal place for them?
Answer:
When they reached the shore, Captain Smollett and the others saw the sturdy log cabin, with loopholes for muskets in its walls, protected by a perimeter fence of stout wooden paling, six-feet high. They decided this stockade was as good a place as any to make a stand against the pirates.
Question 23.
What was Sliver’s demand for a truce? What was Capt? Smollett’s response?
Answer:
John Silver offered to spare the defenders’ lives if they gave him the treasure map. Captain Smollett refused him point-blank, saying the pirate’s word was not worth a rotten ship’s biscuit, and that they had no intention of giving up the treasure map anyway.
Question 24.
What was the result of the attack of the pirates on the stockade?
Answer:
When the pirates attacked the stockade, the defenders retreated into the log cabin, from which they exchanged musket fire with the pirates. Suddenly, several attackers swarmed over the perimeter fence. Two were shot down, one retreated, but four of them made it to the cabin wall, where they were able to shoot in through the building’s loopholes at will. Realizing the tables had been turned, the defenders rushed outside and fought the pirates hand-to-hand. A few minutes later, the pirates lay dead, but two of the squire’s man had perished as well, and the captain was wounded.
Question 25.
What surprise awaited Jim when he returned to the stockade?
Answer:
Very pleased that he had captured the ship and taken it to a safe place, Jim made his way back to the stockade, but to his horror, it was Long John Silver and the pirates who greeted 1 him. For some reason, the doctor had given it up to them along with the treasure map.
Question 26.
Give any two examples of Jim’s acts of bravery.
Answer:
One act of bravery was shooting down his attacker dead onboard The Hispaniola, and the second act was that of revealing to John Silver and the other pirates that it was he who had uncovered their plot and it was he who had taken the ship.
Question 27.
On what condition was Silver willing, to surrender to Capt. Smollett?
Answer:
Silver was willing to surrender to Captain Smollett if he were given the promise of lenient treatment.
Question 28.
Why did the pirates serve the back! spot on Silver?
Answer:
The pirates were very angry at losing so many men and being marooned, and so gave Long John Silver the black spot.
Question 29.
Why had the doctor given the pirates the stockade and the treasure map?
Answer:
The doctor had gone to find Ben Gunn. When he learned that Ben Gunn had already found the treasure and taken it to his cave, and also saw that the ship had vanished, he gave the Pirates the treasure map, which was now useless, and let them have the stockade, where he was sure they would go down with malaria.
Question 30.
Why did the pirates accuse Silver and Jim of treachery?
Answer:
The pirates, along with Silver and Jim, came to the giant tree that marked the spot where Captain Flint had buried the bulk of his treasure. Then they saw a gaping hole under the tree in the ground, that had obviously been dug several months ago. The despairing pirates dug the earth at the bottom of the hole with their bare hands, but the treasure had gone. Then they turned on Long John Silver and Jim, accusing them of treachery.
Question 31.
Why did the captain want to sail to the Spanish Americas?
Answer:
The captain wanted to sail there because they were short of men, and they could take on more men in the nearby Spanish Americas.
Question 32.
What did Silver do at the end?
Answer:
When they reached the mainland, Long John Silver managed to slip off the board, taking with him some 400 in coins.
B. Discuss in groups of 4 each the following questions
Question 1.
The story has a galaxy of interesting characters. Which of the characters do you like the most? And why?
Answer:
Some of the interesting characters are Billy, Jim, the doctor, the squire, Long John Silver and Ben Gunn. Each is interesting for his own quality:
Billy for his habit of sitting in a comer of the bar of Admira Benbow Inn, drinking rum and singing, “fifteen men on the dead man’s chest. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!”
Jim for his alert responses at all times, whether it is after Billy’s death when he takes away the treasure map, or escapes on the island away from the pirates, or comes back to the stockade to tell everyone about Ben Gunn, or taking the ship away to safety all by himself after killing his attacker. He is the one responsible for the treasure hunt as he takes the treasure map and shows them to the right people, i.e., the squire and the doctor who can afford to go on a treasure hunt.
The doctor for his concern for the people’s health no matter where they are: as soon as he looks at the island, he understands that malaria flourishes there; although he has been driven away by the pirates from the stockade, the doctor carries a flag of truce and comes there to treat the wounded men and those suffering from malaria. While leaving, he warns John Silver to be careful about squalls when digging up the treasure.
The squire for his active part in arranging the treasure hunt trip; he travels to Bristol and buys a fine schooner, hires a sea- captain and a cook who helps him to recruit the rest. He is foolish enough to reveal to everybody on the ship that they are on a treasure hunt but is careful with the treasure-map. Along with the doctor, he is able to kill right on time the pirates who were accusing John Silver and Jim of treachery.
Long John Silver for his cunning mind and plots in spite of being one-legged. He takes the lead in plotting against the squire and his associates, and later on the island, cleverly fights against them, and get hold of the treasure map. When the other pirates want to kill Jim, he shrewdly stops them from doing so. At the end, he is the only one, apart from Ben Gunn, of the earlier Captain Flint’s team who gets a share in the treasure.
Ben Gunn is an interesting character because he has survived on the island for three years. He is a member of Captain Flint’s team and knows about the treasure. It is because of his efforts that the squire, the doctor, Capt. Smollett, Long John, Jim, and a few other pirates manage to survive and get a share of the treasure.
Question 2.
The story also has many interesting incidents. Which of those incidents do you like the most? And why?
Answer:
There are many interesting incidents in the story. They are:
1. The escape of Jim and his mother on the arrival of the pirates to the inn. It is this incident which enables Jim to get hold of the treasure map, and the consequent journey to the island.
2. Jim’s overhearing Long John’s plot. This enables him to escape on reaching the island and meet Ben Gunn who proves to be a very valuable friend to them.
3. The battle between the pirates and the squire’s group, which helped them to know their true associates.
4. Jim’s taking the ship away all alone. This marks a significant phase in his life because he kills his attacker and boldly takes the ship to a safe place. Jim grows in every manner during the incident.
5. Jim’s return to the stockade only to find Long John and his friends. On this occasion, Jim makes a very brave speech which pleases Long John and makes him retain this boy as a member of his group. Otherwise, Jim would have been killed by the pirates.
6. The discovery of the hollow gap below the tree by the pirates and Jim. The pirates despair and get ready to kill Long John and Jim, when the squire and his associates arrive right on time and save John and Jim. Thus the latter group gets to share the treasure with Ben Gunn.
Points to Remember:
1. This is an abridged version of R.L.Stevenson’s adventure novel ‘Treasure Island’.
2. Jim Hawkins lives with his parents at Admiral Benbow Inn. An old seaman called Billy comes and stays there for some time. He is a pirate and dreads that some pirates will come and attack him.
3. Jim’s father dies and the same day Billy too dies, after being given a pirate summons. Jim and his mother flee the inn after taking some money and a bundle of papers from Billy’s sea-chest.
4. Jim shows the papers to a squire and a doctor who realize that it is the treasure map of Captain Flint.
5. The squire and doctor get ready to sail to the island to take the booty and take Jim as a cabin boy. There is a one-legged old sailor called Long John Silver who becomes the cook.
6. Jim becomes aware of John Silver’s plot to kill the squire, doctor and the captain when the treasure is found. He informs those three people, and on reaching the island, Jim escapes and runs away.
7. Jim meets Ben Gunn who was part of Captain Flint’s team when he buried the treasure. Ben had been living all alone on the island for three years.
8. There is a bitter battle between the doctor, Squire and Captain on the one side, and John Silver’s group on the other. The squire’s group wins, and the pirates go away.
9. Jim takes a boat and goes to the ship where he kills his attacker. Then he takes the ship to a distant place and anchors it.
10. He comes back to the place where the squire’s team was earlier, and sees that it has been given up by the squire to John Silver’s team. Jim to forced to become a member of John Silver’s team and go looking for the treasure.
11. When they reach the tree under which the treasure was to be, they see only a huge pit, and all the booty taken away. The other pirates are about to kill John and Tim when the squire’s group comes and rescues them.
12. Later they come to know that Ben Gunn had taken the booty. All of them take a share of the treasure and sail back to
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson About the Author:
The original novel, a romance was written by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850¬1894) a gifted storyteller. He wrote several travel stories and well-loved novels like “Kidnapped”, “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, “The Black Arrow” etc. It is said that Treasure Island was written ‘for amusement’ of his 12-year-old stepson. This simplified and abridged story would surely encourage you to read the much more entertaining original novel.
Treasure Island Summary in English
This is an abridged version of the adventure novel, Treasure Island, by R.L.Stevenson. It is a must-read book for every teenager. „
The protagonist is Jim Hawkins who gets hold of a treasure map from the sea-chest of a seaman who comes to stay at his parents’ inn. After Jim’s father dies, Jim takes the map to a squire fn whose house the local doctor is also present at the time. When all of them realize that the map is of a hidden treasure of a pirate, they get excited and soon get ready to go to that island- Jim goes as a cabin boy.
He is the one who gets to know about the treachery planned by Long John Silver and other pirates, and so, as soon as they reach the island, he escapes. He meets Ben Gunn who knew about the treasure. The squire, the doctor, Capt. Smollet and the rest are involved in a bitter battle in which many pirates die.
In the meantime, Jim goes stealthily to the ship and, after killing his attacker, takes the ship all alone to a safe place. He comes back to see that John Silver and his associates have driven away the squire and his friends. Jim is made to join them in their search for the treasure.
When all of them reach the treasure spot, they find that the treasure has been taken away. The squire and his friends manage to kill some more pirates, and taking Silver and Jim with them, go to Ben Gunn who.shares the treasure with all of them. All of them finally come back home, enriched with the experience.
Treasure Island Summary in Kannada
