The Black Spot Flashcards
- Why did the narrator scarcely get time to think of the captain?
• The narrator didn’t get enough time to think about the captain because he was a young boy and who had recently lost is father.He was busy managing his father’s funeral and managing the work of inn.There were also visits of the neighbor and their natural distress that kept him occupied.
How would the captain spend his time after the stroke?
• After the stroke the captain became more short tempered and violent.
He spend his time restlessly walking up and down the stairs, Sniffing the sea’s breeze by putting his nose outside the window and by singing which was his favorite passtime.
- What did the blind beggar say he would do to the narrator if the latter didn’t take him to the captain?
• The beggar threatened to break the narrator’s arm if he didn’t obey.
What was drawn and written on the card? How did the captain react upon reading the card?
• The card had a big black spot drawn on it,and on the other side was a message which was ‘ 10 o clock’.
The captain knew it meant death or deposition.
So his face turned white ,he sprang to his knee and then he collapsed face down on the floor,dead.
It was the second that I had known, and the sorrow of the first was still fresh in my heart.Whose deaths is the narrator talking about? Why was the sorrow of the first death still fresh in the narrator heart?
• The narrator refers to his father and the captain’s deaths. His father’s death was recent, so the grief was still fresh.
A2. Shortened Answers:
1. “He got downstairs next morning and had his meals as usual, though he ate little.” • Who is the speaker? Who is he mentioned in the above sentence? Why did he eat little? What had happened to him?
• Who is the speaker?
• Jim Hawkins.
• Who is ‘he’? • The captain (Billy Bones). • Why did ‘he’ eat little? What had happened to him? • He was anxious and weak after receiving the black spot.
- I was standing at the door for a moment, full of sad thoughts about my father, when I saw someone drawing slowly near along the road.
Why was the speaker full of sad thoughts about his father?
Where was the speaker when the above incident occurred?
Describe the person who was drawing slowly near along the road:
- Why was the speaker full of sad thoughts about his father?
• The speaker is full of sad thoughts because his father died recently.- Where was the speaker when the above incident occurred?
• The speaker was standing at the door of the inn. - Describe the person who was drawing slowly near along the road.
• The person was a blind man, walking with a cane, who looked menacing despite his disability.
- Where was the speaker when the above incident occurred?
- Lead me straight up to him, and when I’m in view, cry out, ‘Here’s a friend for you,
Bill.’
Who said these words and to whom?
Who was ‘Bill’?
What would the speaker have done if he were not taken to Bill?
- Who said these words and to whom?
• The blind beggar (Pew) said this to the narrator (Jim Hawkins).- Who was ‘Bill’?
• ‘Bill’ refers to the captain, Billy Bones. - What would the speaker have done if he were not taken to Bill?
• The speaker would have harmed the narrator if he refused to take him to Bill.
- Who was ‘Bill’?
Summary:
In Treasure Island, the chapter “The Black Spot” tells a scary event at the Admiral Benbow Inn. Billy Bones, an old pirate, gets a visit from a blind beggar named Pew.
Pew gives him a paper with a black spot on it, which is a pirate warning or a death threat.
Billy becomes very scared because he knows his old pirate crew is coming after him.
The shock is too much, and Billy dies from a stroke.
After his death, Jim Hawkins and his mother search Billy’s chest for money but instead find a map that shows where hidden treasure is located.
Why do you think all color went out of the captains face the moment he saw the blind begger
Sure! Here’s a shorter version:
Answer: The captain went pale because he recognized the blind beggar as someone dangerous from his past. The beggar’s presence filled him with fear and dread.
Why do you think all color went out of the captains face the moment he saw the blind begger
Sure! Here’s a shorter version:
Answer: The captain went pale because he recognized the blind beggar as someone dangerous from his past. The beggar’s presence filled him with fear and dread.
Why do you think the narrator burst into a flood of tears when the captain died?
Answer: The narrator cried because, even though the captain was rude, he had gotten used to him. The captain’s sudden death was a big shock, and the narrator felt sad and overwhelmed.
