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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. What does Zachariah see Hollybrass doing during the storm?

3. What time of day is Charlotte sentenced to be executed?

4. Who is made captain of the Seahawk after Captain Jaggery dies?

5. When the trial is over, how long is left until the execution?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Charlotte do after the storm, and why is this so surprising?

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

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

7. What is Captain Jaggery's main point against Charlotte during the trial?

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

9. How does Mr. Hollybrass die?

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

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

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Avi have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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