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How is the central conflict of the novel resolved? (Treasure Island)

A. Captain Smollett and his men get the treasure, while the pirates who mutinied are punished.

B. Jim Hawkins helps Long John Silver and Captain Smollett to treat Ben Gunn kindly in exchange for his bringing them the treasure.

C. Dr. Livesey brings the two sides together and negotiates a peace, but neither side gets any treasure.

D. Long John Silver convinces the pirates to cooperate with Smollett, and the crew sails home on the Hispaniola.

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There are elements of truth in each of the options, but C is the only correct answer.

While Ben Gunn hints to Jim that he has already found the treasure, claiming that he's rich, Jim doesn't catch on to this at the time. Because Jim left the stockade to recover and beach the Hispaniola, he wasn't present to learn Dr. Livesey negotiated with Ben Gunn to relocate the stockade group to Gunn's cave, where...
The most accurate answer would be C. Dr. Livesey brings the two sides together and negotiates a peace, but neither side gets any treasure. 

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