Charlotte Doyle Vocabulary and Study Questions, 2/21/12
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.  _____________ Why might that be?

Study Questions 12-17

1. When Charlotte tries to apologize to Jaggery, he...
2. Who got demoted for sympathizing with the crew?
3. What makes Morgan speak for the first time (that Charlotte had heard)?
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?
5. On page 110, Charlotte says that something Fisk had said to her was her inspiration to try to join the crew. What line was she thinking of?
6. How does Charlotte plan to redeem herself?
7. Foley compliments Charlotte by calling her a pretty girl. a) True  b) False
8. Ewing's advice to Charlotte... (Quote)
9. What was the "great mistake" Charlotte made when she started out climbing?
10. Draw a diagram that shows the situation Charlotte was in in Chapter 13.
11. Besides the fact that she went  without his permission, what is Jaggery  upset about when Charlotte comes down from aloft?
12. After Charlotte becomes part of the crew, Jaggery works the crew even harder.  a) True.  b) False.
13. The one thing Charlotte said she couldn't do that the other sailors did was...
14. What is scuttlebutt?
15. What was the "prison" that Charlotte referred to as her "proper place"?
16. Draw a diagram that shows the situation Charlotte was in in Chapter  14.
17. How did the crew help save Charlotte from drowning?
18. Why does Jaggery hit Charlotte?
19. After Charlotte calls Jaggery a coward, and tells him off, how does the crew react?
20. After the scene between Jaggery and Charlotte, what does Grimes do for Charlotte?
21. Why is seeing the red bird an ominous sign?
22. Why do the sailors have to go aloft during the hurricane?
23. As she is climbing the mast during the hurricane, what does Charlotte do on the way up?
24. Draw a diagram that shows the situation Charlotte was in in Chapter 15?
25. Who saves Charlotte during the hurricane?
26. How many sails were left after the hurricane?
27. When Charlotte wakes up after the storm, she notices four signs that something strange is going on. What are they?
28. Besides the knife, what is the other piece of evidence that Charlotte killed Hollybrass?
29. For Charlotte, "of all the misfortunes that was the most hurtful to bear." What is that?
30. Whom does Charlotte see when she's in the brig?
31. Why does Charlotte think Zachariah's plan to go ashore in Providence and report Jaggery won't work?
32. What does Zachariah say to show Charlotte that any one of the crew was capable of killing Hollybrass?
33. At this point, whom does Charlotte think killed Hollybrass?