Charlotte Doyle Vocabulary and Study Questions 17-22.
Vocabulary - perplex, vivid, ballast, melancholy, morose, ensue, disarray, litany, affix

1. I have very ___________ memories of that trip to Catalina. I remember it like it was yesterday.
2. The dog tilted his head, giving me a ____________(ed) look.
3. After the rain cancelled my party, I was ___________ for days...
4. ...and a deep ______________ settled over me like a dark cloud.
5. When the guest teacher left the room, chaos _____________(ed)...
6. ...and there was ____________ when she returned.
7. The guest teacher recited a ______________ of complaints about third period.
8. There wasn't enough _________________ in the bottom of the boat, so it tipped over easily.
9. I was so happy when the teacher  ___________(ed) a gold star to my paper.

Charlotte Doyle Study Questions (17-end)

1. Why does Charlotte think Zachariah's plan to go ashore in Providence and report Jaggery won't work?
2. What does Zachariah do to show Charlotte that any one of the crew was capable of killing Hollybrass?
3. When Jaggery comes to get Charlotte for her trial, she says he looks at her... a) with hatred.  b) with disgust.  c) with sick pleasure.  d) like she's not there.  e) all of the above.
4. Charlotte is only getting a trial because she's the daughter of one of the owners of the company.  a) True  b) False
5. At this point, who does Charlotte think killed Hollybrass?
6. What is Jaggery's main argument against Charlotte?
7. What does Jaggery use as evidence against Charlotte?
8. Several of the men end up testifying against Charlotte.  a) True  b) False
9. Jaggery gives Charlotte a chance to get out of trouble by going back to being a passenger.  a) True  b) False
10. At the end of chapter 18, how long does Charlotte have to live?
11. When the crew doesn't speak up for her at her "trial," what does Charlotte think the reason is?
12. During her "trial," why didn't Charlotte tell Jaggery that she thought Zachariah had committed the murder?
13. What is Zachariah talking about when he uses an old sailors' expression, "the Devil will tie any knot, save the hangman's noose. That Jack does for himself"? (p179)
14. Does Jaggery know Zachariah is alive?
15. Hollybrass was Jaggery's only friend, but he hates Charlotte so much that he killed him anyway to frame Charlotte.  a) True.  b) False.
16. Charlotte realizes that Jaggery considered three people on the Seahawk threats to his power and control. Which three?
17. Why is Jaggery in such a hurry to hang Charlotte?
18. While waiting for Zachariah in her cage, Charlotte, for the first time in a while, thinks about her family. What does she picture?
19. Whom do Charlotte and Zachariah let in on their plan?
20. While approaching the captain's cabin, Charlotte has a flashback to her first night on board the ship.  What triggers it?
21. Who was Jaggery's informant all along?
22. Jaggery never actually admits to Charlotte that he killed Hollybrass.  a) True  b) False
23. Jaggery says that the most important thing in the world is __________.
24. What choices does Jaggery give Charlotte when he catches her?
25. What does Jaggery tell the crew Charlotte was trying to do?
26. What was Charlotte's reaction when Jaggery fell from the bowsprit?
27. Who became captain after Jaggery's death?
28. Why, ever since that voyage, has Charlotte been doubtful about stories of dead heroes?
29. Zachariah ran away from slavery in eastern Africa.   a) True  b) False
30. What was Charlotte's explanation to her family for her "haircut"?
31. When Charlotte first stepped back into her family's house after the voyage, she thought it seemed...
32. What does Charlotte's father do after he reads her diary?
33. What word does Charlotte's father use about her that we have heard (many times) before?  (Bonus Opportunity: What word does he use that Jaggery also used in a speech to Charlotte?)
34. When Zachariah told Charlotte that he had never returned home because he didn't know if he would be welcome, what event did this foreshadow?