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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. Where does the man who takes Charlotte to the ship have business of his own to attend to?

2. Why is Charlotte unable to do what she wants to do when she wakes up after her first night on the ship?

3. What is the name of the man taking Charlotte to her ship at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Captain Jaggery hope to find among the crew?

5. Who is Charlotte excited to meet when she boards the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Zachariah say before he is punished for his part of the mutiny?

5. How does Charlotte feel when she wakes up on the ship for the first time, and what does she hope to do?

6. How does Charlotte feel about the scene she sees at the docks?

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

8. What does Mr. Barlow say to Charlotte as he takes her to look through her chest?

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

10. What happens while Zachariah is being whipped?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Mr. Doyle was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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