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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, aside from Charlotte, sees Zachariah during the storm?

2. How does Charlotte feel when she puts her dress on again?

3. What does Captain Jaggery call Charlotte after she has completed her task?

4. Who does Captain Jaggery say will decide her fate in the trial?

5. What does Charlotte do when she speaks with the captain after the whipping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zachariah realize when Charlotte accuses him of murdering Hollybrass?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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