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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 is the punishment for murder at sea?

2. How is Captain Jaggery killed?

3. What does Charlotte notice in the cabin when the lights are lit?

4. What does Captain Jaggery tell the crew and Charlotte to swear on before the trial?

5. Who really oversees the running of the ship after Captain Jaggery dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charlotte choose to complete the task given her, and what challenges does she face along the way?

2. How does Mr. Hollybrass die?

3. What does Charlotte do to make her life easier during the storm?

4. What does Charlotte see when she is taken on deck for her trial?

5. What happens when Captain Jaggery orders Charlotte to fix a tangled sail in the bowsprit?

6. What does Zachariah say he would need in order to confront Captain Jaggery, and what is Charlotte's response to this?

7. What happens to the captain's cabin during the storm?

8. What does Charlotte do at the end of the book?

9. What is Charlotte told to do to prove her loyalty to the crew?

10. What does Charlotte see on deck after she speaks with Captain Jaggery after the whipping?

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

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Charlotte changed a lot from the beginning of the book to the end. Please compare and contrast Charlotte's character at the beginning of the book to Charlotte's character at the end of the book.

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