Charlotte Doyle Study Questions, chapters 7-11
  1. Whose head did it turn out to be that Charlotte saw down below?
  2. Charlotte decide not to tell the captain what happened down below because she thinks he won't believe her.  a) True  b) False
  3. In chapter 7, Charlotte decides to keep the knife Zachariah gave her because she thinks she might actually need it. a) True  b) False
  4. When Charlotte says, "Alas, such would not be the case,"  (p66) it is an example of  foreshadowing. a) True  b) False
  5. Charlotte decides to try to please both the captain and Zachariah. a) True  b) False
  6. Who ot hit by the captain with one of these. -------------->
  7. Charlotte describes him as "nervous and agitated."
  8. Who is called a favorite of the crew? Who is called "ship's boy" ? Who is  the butt of many cruel jokes?
  9. What is the favorite Bible story of the crew?
  10. What is Zachariah's second gift to Charlotte?
  11. What are the doldrums?
  12. What does Charlotte find when she finally goes, on an errand, to the crew's quarters?
  13. How could we tell that the crew knew she was thinking about talking to the captain?
  14. How did the crew warn Charlotte not to tell?
  15. The crew were all armed when they attempted the mutiny. a) True  b) False
  16. Who was the leader of the attempted mutiny?
  17. How does Jaggery crush the mutiny?
  18. Which person actually disobeys Jaggery, without getting punished?
  19. How does Jaggery demonstrate how little regard he had for Cranick after they dumped his body overboard?
  20. When Jaggery makes Charlotte choose whom to punish for the attempted mutiny, she chooses...
  21. When Hollybrass starts whipping Zachariah, what does Charlotte do?
  22. What made Jaggery beat Zachariah even more furiously?
  23. After they cut Zachariah down, what does Charlotte do?
Vocabulary. impertinent, inferior, slanderous, complicit, pastoral, smirk, trifle, wont, adversity, tableau
  1. Charlotte thought that if she didn't tell the captain what Zachariah said, that she would seem ________ with whatever they did. POS:               Synonym:
  2. Charlotte thought Zachariah was being terribly ___________ in speaking to her the way he did...  POS:               Synonym:
  3. ...because she thought he was ___________ to her, and not worthy of speaking to her like that.  POS:               Synonym:
  4. Charlotte thought that the horrible things Zachariah about Jaggery said were _______________ lies, and was insulted that he would say such things to her.  POS:               Synonym:
  5. After he moved from the city to a  more __________ setting, he was much more relaxed.   POS:               Synonym:
  6. The ____________ on his face showed the disrespect he had for the teacher.  POS:               Synonym:
  7. When the porch lights went on, we all froze; a ____________ of TP'ers caught in the act.  POS:               Synonym:
  8. One of the signs of character is how well you bounce back from __________.  POS:               Synonym:
  9. As is his ___________, Mr. Coward always checks the specials in the cafeteria.  POS:               Synonym:
  10. Five points is a ____________(ing) amount compared to the total possible at the end of the semester.  POS:               Synonym: