Charlotte Doyle Study Questions 12-16

1. After Jaggery picked Zachariah to be whipped, Charlotte thought about why he might have picked Zachariah. What reasons does she think about?
2. When Charlotte tries to apologize to Jaggery, how does he react?
3. Who got demoted for sympathizing with the crew? Who got promoted for not signing the round robin?
4. On page 109, Fisk says to Charlotte, "What you mean to say, Miss Doyle, is that you didn't choose to heed his words because Zachariah was an old black who lacked the captain's graces!"  Is he right? Explain.
5. On page 110, Charlotte says that something Fisk had said to her was her inspiration to try to join the crew. What?
6. How does Foley insult Charlotte?
7. Draw a diagram of  the situation Charlotte was in in Chapter 13.
8. What is Jaggery's reaction when Charlotte comes down from aloft? Why does he react that way?
9. After Charlotte becomes part of the crew, Jaggery works the crew even harder.  a) True.  b) False.
10. The one thing Charlotte said she couldn't do that the other sailors did was...
11. What is scuttlebutt?
12. What was the "prison" that Charlotte referred to as her "proper place"?
13. Draw a diagram of  the situation Charlotte was in in Chapter 14.
14. How did the crew help save Charlotte from drowning?
15. Why does Jaggery hit Charlotte?
16. After Charlotte calls Jaggery a coward, and tells him off, without him saying anything, how does the crew react?
17. After the scene between Jaggery and Charlotte, what does Grimes do for Charlotte?
18. Why is seeing the red bird an ominous sign?
19. Why would the sailors have to go aloft during the hurricane?
20. As she is climbing the mast during the hurricane, what does Charlotte do on the way up?
21. Draw a diagram of  the situation Charlotte was in in Chapter 15.
22. Who saves Charlotte during the hurricane?
23. In the diagram on p220, it shows that a brig like the one Charlotte is on would have as many as 14 (or more) sails when it was running.  How many were left after the hurricane?
24. When Charlotte wakes up after the storm, she notices many signs that something strange is going on. What are they?
25. Besides the knife, what is the other piece of evidence that Charlotte killed Hollybrass?
26. Besides a stool for sitting, what is the only other thing in the brig?
27. For Charlotte, "of all the misfortunes that was the most hurtful to bear." What is that?
28. Whom does Charlotte see when she's in the brig?

Vocabulary -- edify, tract, reckon, cowed, gumption, caucus , brusque, rebuff, thwart, supplication, irrelevant

1. He was 35 and still living at home; his mother said he lacked ________________.
2. (2) The captain thought that Charlotte should have been reading _____________(ing) religious ____________(s) to the crew to improve their lives and attitudes.
3. At the end of the shopping spree, there was a _____________(ing) of the bill.
4. Captain Jaggery ____________(ed) the mutiny by shooting Cranick.
5. Whether you tried hard or not is _______________ as far as your grade is concerned.
6. After Jaggery shoots Cranick, he has the crew so _______________ that they are afraid to disobey.
7. The manager, the catcher, the pitching coach, and the pitcher ______________(ed) on the mound.
8. Charlotte dropped to her knees in ______________ when Jaggery threatened to whip her.
9. I tried to get her to listen to my excuses, but she _____________(ed) my efforts.
10. This word originates with the Italian word for a "stickery" plant.  _____________