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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Captain Jaggery stay in his cabin when Charlotte joins the crew?
(a) He can't stand to see a fine lady working.
(b) He is embarrassed by the welt on his face.
(c) He is ailing from some kind of sickness.
(d) He is afraid of another mutiny.

2. What are the ladder ropes on the ship called?
(a) Ratlines.
(b) Wind catchers.
(c) Sailor's nooses.
(d) Spider's webs.

3. What does the deck look like for Charlotte's trial?
(a) A prison.
(b) The deck.
(c) A courtroom.
(d) His cabin.

4. What does Captain Jaggery accuse Charlotte of while she is sleeping?
(a) Drinking on the job.
(b) Purposely damaging the ship.
(c) Heading up a mutiny.
(d) Killing Hollybrass.

5. What does Charlotte do to prove to Fisk that she is willing to help the crew?
(a) She moves her things to the forecastle.
(b) She learns to tie knots.
(c) She wears the clothes that Zachariah made for her.
(d) She signs a new round robin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Charlotte convince the maid to bring her every day?

3. What does Zachariah say when Charlotte accuses him of the murder?

4. Where does Fisk go to tell the men that Charlotte wants to help them?

5. How is Captain Jaggery killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Captain Jaggery rushing the execution of Charlotte?

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

3. What happens after Captain Jaggery is killed?

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

5. What is Keetch supposed to do to keep Captain Jaggery out of his cabin?

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

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

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

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

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

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