Charlotte Doyle Study Questions
and Vocabulary. 2/6/12. Chapters 1-7. **SSI must answer in notebook.
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How is Charlotte able to recall just what happened with all
the details?
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What made the first porter leave? What literary term
would we use for this scene?
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When Charlotte watches Grummage arguing with someone she
can't see (ch 1), who does it turn out to be?
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When Zachariah offers to be Charlotte's friend, she...
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Zachariah tells Charlotte that they have two things in common,
"enough to begin a friendship." What are the two things?
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What does Charlotte do with the knife she is given?
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In the conversation Charlotte overhears outside her cabin,
it sounds like Charlotte is on the ship because...
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What's a... a) Jack Tar? b) privy? c) head?
d) hardtack?
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When Charlotte first sees Jaggery, she knows at once he's
the captain because of...
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What is Charlotte's first impression of the crew?
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In his first speech to the men, how does Jaggery remind the
men how powerful he is?
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What did Jaggery say to the court to escape punishment for
what he did to Cranick? What did Cranick really do?
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What did Jaggery do to Cranick?
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Write each character, and then write out each description
that matches that character. If more than one description matches a character,
write all the ones that do. You might not use all the descriptions.
Keetch, Grummage, Barlow , Zachariah, Charlotte
a) Warned Charlotte not to take this ship. b) Gave Charlotte something
to protect herself. c) Gave Charlotte tea. d) Only pretended to want Charlotte
off the ship. e) Ship's cook. f) Made Charlotte scream. g) Demanded a receipt
for Charlotte.
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Against whom does Zachariah say that Charlotte might need
the dirk to defend herself?
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Now you should know who wanted Charlotte to be on this particular
voyage. Who? Why?
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Jaggery compares the crew to... a) criminals b) idiots
c) animals d) children e) NOTA
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Jaggery assures Charlotte that, while he might seem harsh,
he would never get violent with the men. a) True b) False
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Jaggery asks Charlotte to spy on the men for him. a)
True b) False
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What's a round robin?
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What makes Charlotte change her mind about telling Jaggery
where she got the knife?
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When she tells him she got the knife from Grummage, what
is Jaggery's reaction?
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Who now seems to be the main antagonist in our novel?
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Define: bilge, brig
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What feeling is Charlotte getting at the end of chapter 6?
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Whose head did it turn out to be that Charlotte saw down
below?
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Why did Charlotte think Barlow couldn't have been the one
responsible for what happened down below?
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What did Charlotte finally decide to believe about what happened
down below?
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Charlotte decides not to tell the captain what happened down
below because she thinks he won't believe her. a) True b) False
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What does Charlotte mean when she says that she thinks both
Zachariah and Jaggery are courting her?
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When Charlotte says, "Alas, such would not be the case,"
(p66) it is an example of foreshadowing. a) True b) False
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Who is the main protagonist of the novel?
Vocabulary -- **Definitions and **POS (in notebook), blanks
filled in, by Wednesday.
rash (adj), punctilious, sardonic, unimpeachable, decorum,
breach, quell, vigilant, docile, implacable
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She was a very __________ student; every paper was perfect,
with everything in its proper place.
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I heard that fact from a(n) ________________ source, so
I really believe it.
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(2) Mr. Grummage thought it was a ____________ of ____________
for someone of such a low social classto even be speaking to him.
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Don't do anything __________ which you might regret later.
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The principal had trouble __________(ing) the noise at
the assembly.
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The formerly wild animal was now so __________ that you
could pick it up.
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I begged my mom to change her mind and let me go to the
party, but she was _____________.
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A lookout must always be _____________, and not let anything
slip past him.
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"I just love all the homework I have this week," he said
_____________(ally).