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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. Which of the following is NOT a choice given to Charlotte when she is caught in the captain's cabin?
(a) Return to acting like a young lady.
(b) Become the captain's wife.
(c) Carry out the plan of mutiny.
(d) Be hung as a noblewoman.

2. What does Zachariah see Hollybrass doing during the storm?
(a) Laughing hysterically in the wind.
(b) Arguing with Captain Jaggery.
(c) Paying money to Dillenbeck.
(d) Coming out of Charlotte's room.

3. Why does the crew not defend Charlotte in the trial?
(a) They were protecting Zachariah.
(b) They are afraid of Captain Jaggery.
(c) They wanted her to die.
(d) They think she really killed him.

4. What does Captain Jaggery call Charlotte after she tells him she has joined the crew?
(a) Mister Charlotte.
(b) Charles.
(c) Mr. Doyle.
(d) Charley.

5. What are the ladder ropes on the ship called?
(a) Sailor's nooses.
(b) Wind catchers.
(c) Spider's webs.
(d) Ratlines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is Charlotte sentenced to be executed?

2. What does Charlotte do to prove to Fisk that she is willing to help the crew?

3. What is thrown into the ocean at Zachariah's funeral?

4. Why does Zachariah think Captain Jaggery is rushing Charlotte's execution?

5. Who teaches Charlotte to handle a knife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlotte do after the storm, and why is this so surprising?

2. What does Charlotte do when she first sees Zachariah in the jail, and what does he say to her?

3. What does Zachariah say he would need in order to confront Captain Jaggery, and what is Charlotte's response to this?

4. What does Zachariah realize when Charlotte accuses him of murdering Hollybrass?

5. How does Charlotte choose to complete the task given her, and what challenges does she face along the way?

6. What is Keetch supposed to do to keep Captain Jaggery out of his cabin?

7. Who does Captain Jaggery say will decide Charlotte's fate in the trial, and what does this mean for her?

8. What does Charlotte do at the end of the book?

9. What happens when Captain Jaggery orders Charlotte to fix a tangled sail in the bowsprit?

10. What does Charlotte see when she is taken on deck for her trial?

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