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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 Captain Jaggery force Charlotte to do while Zachariah is being whipped?

2. How long is Charlotte sick?

3. What word does Charlotte use to describe the ship's food?

4. What does Zachariah offer Charlotte when he first meets her?

5. Who greets Charlotte when she first comes on board the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Charlotte feel about what Zachariah tells her as she is led to the captain's cabin?

4. What does Charlotte see when she goes to the forecastle for the first time?

5. What does Zachariah say when Charlotte first speaks to him after her illness?

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

7. Who greets Charlotte on the ship and what does he say to her?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Betrayal was a theme introduced at the very beginning of this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters were most affected by it?

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