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

2. What is the punishment for murder at sea?

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

4. Who teaches Charlotte to handle a knife?

5. What does Charlotte see the crew doing after she talks to Captain Jaggery after the whipping?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens after Captain Jaggery is killed?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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