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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 long would it take an able-bodied crew member to complete the task that is given to Charlotte to prove her loyalty to the crew?

2. What does Captain Jaggery call Charlotte after she tells him she has joined the crew?

3. What does the crew do to give Charlotte privacy in the sleeping quarters?

4. How is Captain Jaggery killed?

5. What does the deck look like for Charlotte's trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Captain Jaggery say will decide Charlotte's fate in the trial, and what does this mean for her?

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

3. What does Charlotte do after talking to Fisk after the whipping?

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

5. What happens after Captain Jaggery is killed?

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

7. What happens when Charlotte is taken to the jail?

8. What does Mr. Doyle do with Charlotte's journal, and why?

9. What does Charlotte do when she first sees Zachariah in the jail, and what does he say to her?

10. What does Charlotte learn when she sees a bird flying far from land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity was a very important theme in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did Avi present the theme in a dynamic way?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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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