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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 throw a knife at while she is sick?

2. Who does Charlotte trust most on the ship after her illness?

3. Who is the first person Charlotte talks to when she wakes up after being sick?

4. How many times does Captain Jaggery order Zachariah to be whipped?

5. How does Charlotte feel when she wakes up after her first night on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Captain Jaggery do when there is no wind?

5. What is Charlotte's reaction when she hears that the other two families she was to travel with have canceled their voyages?

6. What does Zachariah say to Charlotte as he makes her some tea, and how does she respond?

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

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

9. How does Charlotte feel when she walks with Captain Jaggery?

10. What happens when Charlotte asks Mr. Grummage what her captain's name is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Valor was a theme of this book that was very important to many of the characters involved. Where did this theme of valor present itself and how did these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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