Chapters 17-22

Question 1

yielding; acceptance; submission

Answer 1

acquiescence

Question 2

“Strike my colors! No, sir, not I.”

Answer 2

Smollett

Question 3

Who was the first Captain Smollett’s men to die?

Answer 3

Redruth

Question 4

What did Captain Smollett insist on doing?

Answer 4

hanging the British flag

Question 5

grew vigorously; thrived

Answer 5

flourished

Question 6

“You’re a good boy, or I’m mistook; but you’re only boy, all told.”

Answer 6

Ben Gunn (to Jim)

Question 7

What was the group’s “best hope” for survival?

Answer 7

killing all the mutineers

Question 8

“Laugh, by thunder, laugh! Before an hour’s out, ye’ll laugh upon the other side. Them that die’ll be the lucky ones.”

Answer 8

Silver (to Smollett and his men)

Question 9

What did Captain Smollett do when Silver came to seek a truce?

Answer 9

He told Silver he’d take his men back to England for a fair trial.

Question 10

What was the price of the heroes’ victory?

Answer 10

Joyce died.

Question 11

“Well, shipmate, made he may not be; but if he’s not, you mark my words, I am!”

Answer 11

Gray (to Jim, about the doctor)

Question 12

Where did Jim think the doctor was going when he lft camp?

Answer 12

to see Ben Gunn

Question 13

What was Jim’s plan?

Answer 13

cut the Hispaniola adrift