1. Which of the following is a reason given why Julian, Dick and Anne can't go away on holiday with their parents as they usually do? Their father has to do some extra work at the office. Their parents want to go away alone together on a trip to Scotland. Their mother is too ill to travel. Julian and Dick have to do extra school work.

2. How did Dick tease Anne about her packing for the holiday? He talked about all the pretty dresses she wanted to take. He talked of her spending hours getting ready. He talked about the giant size of the suitcase she wanted He talked of Anne wanting to take all her dolls and a rocking horse.

3. How old is George/Georgina? thirteen - she's the oldest ten - the same as Anne eleven - the same as Dick twelve - the same as Julian

4. What was the name of the fisher boy who looked after Timmy? Alf Jim Pete Dave

5. Why did George kick Anne under the table as they were eating their meal? It was just an accident but her mother thought it wasn't. Anne was about to betray the secret of Timmy. Anne had just said that she wanted to play with dolls. Anne had said that George wasn't a real boy.

6. As the old wreck is under the sea how does George know when the boat is over the right spot? There is a floating buoy that is attached by line to the wreck.. By lining up a church tower and the tip of the hill over the castle. Timmy always barks straight away when they are near it. She has a chart which shows the exact position.

7. What was the one thing that George won't allow Timmy to do when they get to the island? Chase the rabbits. Drink the water from the little spring. Go near the old well. Interfere with the jackdaws' nests.

8. What do they use to make a fire whilst they are sheltering on the island from the great storm? the wrapping off the strange parcel they find sticks that the jackdaws had dropped and their map sticks that the jackdaws had dropped and sandwich paper bundles of old newspaper they find in the tower

9. What were the initials on the old wooden box they found on the wreck? H.P.K. J.H.M. H.J.K. P.I.K.

10. How did the children finally break the old box open? They used a hammer and chisel to knock off the lock. They threw it out of the attic window so that it cracked on falling. They used a screwdriver to remove the hinges. They managed to hit the wood with a sledgehammer.

11. Which word did they find on the map that filled them with excitement? jewels gold ingots treasure

12. What reason has the buyer given for wanting to have Kirrin Island? He wants to preserve the island as a nature reserve. He wants to use the island as the centre of a yacht marina. He wants to explore the island for hidden treasure. He is going to rebuild the castle as a hotel.

13. How did they manage to find the entrance to the old well on the island? Dick's spade made a hollow sound when he struck wood. Timmy fell part of the way down it when chasing a rabbit. Anne sat down on a wooden bench and fell part way through. Julian heard the distant sound of stones falling into water.

14. How did George warn Anne and Dick about the dangerous men when she composed the note that they forced her to write and then send via Timmy? She called them "Roger" and "Anne" instead of Dick. She wrote another secret message in lemon juice. She managed to write some words in code. She signed the note with her real name "Georgina".

15. When the "Five" escape from the island how does George prevent the men from following them? She smashes the engine of their boat with an axe. She casts their boat adrift so that it floats away on the tide. She steals the oars from their rowing boat. She smashes a hole in the bottom of their boat with an axe.