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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 will Zachariah do while Charlotte gets the key to the safe?

2. What does Captain Jaggery say is the motive for the crime he accuses her of?

3. Why does the crew not defend Charlotte in the trial?

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

5. What excuse will Captain Jaggery allow Charlotte to avoid the trial on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens after Captain Jaggery is killed?

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

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

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

7. What does Charlotte see when she is taken on deck for her 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 happens when Captain Jaggery orders Charlotte to fix a tangled sail in the bowsprit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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