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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. How many children does Captain Jaggery tell Charlotte he has?

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

3. What word does Charlotte use to describe the man who takes her to her chest?

4. What is smiling at Charlotte in the dark?

5. What does Charlotte sense when she is looking through her chest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Charlotte notice about the ship as she walks with Captain Jaggery, and what does he do about it?

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

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

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

6. What is the most unique part of the ship to Charlotte as she looks at it while waiting for Mr. Grummage?

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

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

9. What happens when Charlotte returns to her room after speaking with the captain?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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