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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. When the trial is over, how long is left until the execution?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 days.

2. What does Charlotte ask a crew member when she wakes up after the storm?
(a) Why she was allowed to sleep so long.
(b) What damage was sustained during the storm.
(c) If they were blown off course.
(d) If anyone else saw Zachariah.

3. Why is Charlotte not told about Zachariah's trick?
(a) They were not sure how she would react.
(b) She is not good with secrets.
(c) They thought she would spend too much time with him.
(d) She told Captain Jaggery about the mutiny.

4. What does Captain Jaggery tell the crew and Charlotte to swear on before the trial?
(a) Their lives.
(b) Their honor.
(c) A Bible.
(d) The sea.

5. How is Captain Jaggery killed?
(a) He is hung.
(b) The crew beats him to death.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He falls over the side of the ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlotte do to improve her vision as she climbs the mainmast in the storm?

2. What does Zachariah see Hollybrass doing during the storm?

3. How long does Charlotte sleep after the storm?

4. What is Charlotte told to do to prove her loyalty to the crew?

5. Who really oversees the running of the ship after Captain Jaggery dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Doyle do with Charlotte's journal, and why?

3. What happens to the captain's cabin during the storm?

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

5. What happens after Captain Jaggery is killed?

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

7. What does Charlotte do to make her life easier during the storm?

8. What is Captain Jaggery's main point against Charlotte during the trial?

9. What is Charlotte told to do to prove her loyalty to the crew?

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

(see the answer keys)

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