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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlotte do for the men on Sundays?

2. What does Charlotte want to do when she wakes up after her first night on the ship?

3. Who is the leader of the rebellion?

4. What is Captain Jaggery's main focus, according to Charlotte?

5. Who delivers Charlotte's trunk to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens while Charlotte is left alone to look through her chest?

2. What does Mr. Cranick want from Captain Jaggery, and what happens when this is conveyed?

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

4. What happens when Charlotte goes to tell Captain Jaggery what she found in the forecastle?

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

6. What does Charlotte do with the gift Zachariah gives her?

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

8. What does Charlotte learn about the crew after her illness?

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

10. What gift does Zachariah give to Charlotte, and what does she do with it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this play?

Essay Topic 2

Charlotte endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Avi have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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