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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charlotte sense when she is looking through her chest?
(a) A change in the wind.
(b) The ship speeding up.
(c) Oncoming danger.
(d) Someone watching her.

2. What month does this book start out in?
(a) August.
(b) April.
(c) January.
(d) June.

3. Why is Charlotte unable to do what she wants to do when she wakes up after her first night on the ship?
(a) The captain is busy.
(b) They have already set sail.
(c) There is no post on the ocean.
(d) The next port of call is two weeks out.

4. Why does Charlotte decide against telling someone about her experience in the cargo hold?
(a) She does not want to be treated as a child.
(b) She is not sure if it even happened.
(c) She knows she will be mocked.
(d) She does not think he would care.

5. Why does the captain tell the crew that they will have to work harder than normal on this voyage?
(a) There is a lady on board.
(b) Some of the crew are wounded.
(c) There is a storm coming.
(d) They are short a crew member.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Charlotte doing when Ewing breaks a needle?

2. How many families is Charlotte supposed to sail with?

3. What does Charlotte stumble across when she finally wakes up after being sick?

4. What does Charlotte have trouble doing when she wakes up after her first night on the ship?

5. What is Charlotte's father's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charlotte feel about her room on board the ship?

2. What does Charlotte do when she first wakes up after being sick?

3. What does Captain Jaggery use as an excuse for harshly disciplining his crew?

4. What does Charlotte learn about Mr. Cranick after her illness?

5. What does Charlotte think about while dressing after her experience in the cargo hold?

6. What does Zachariah make for Charlotte, and why?

7. How does Charlotte feel when she wakes up on the ship for the first time, and what does she hope to do?

8. How does Charlotte feel about the scene she sees at the docks?

9. What does Captain Jaggery tell the crew just after he inspects them for the first time?

10. What is Charlotte impressed about when she first enters the captain's cabin?

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