WorksheetsThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Part 2
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 30mins
Why does Charlotte decide she must join the crew?
She felt responsible for Zachariah's punishment and death.
She wanted to prove that her heart had been right, even if she had messed up.
She wants to show that she stands with the crew.
All of the above
What was the challenge Charlotte had to complete to be a part of the crew?
Climb to the top of the Royal Yard
Climb out on the bowsprit to fix an entangled sail
Steer the ship through a hurricane
Murder Mr. Hollybrass
What was Ewing's advice to Charlotte when she begins her climb?
Climb straight up the main mast
Don't look up or down
Use a knife to cut any tangled ropes
If she begins to fall, aim for the ocean because it's safer
One of the reasons the crew accepted Charlotte was because
Her father was part of the company who owned the ship.
She had stood up to Captain Jaggery.
She had given the men everything that was in her trunk.
She had been good to Zachariah before his death.
The word the crew used to celebrate Charlotte's success was
Yay!
Hoorah!
Huzzah!
Congratulations!
What did the Captain think about Charlotte joining the crew?
He thought it was a ridiculous idea.
He was glad to have another crew member.
He was worried the crew would not accept her.
He threw her off the ship.
The crew began to teach Charlotte all the jobs on the ship because they began to consider her one of their own.
True
False
The Captain is now watching Charlotte to see if she will...
make a mistake.
fall off the ship.
write about him in her journal.
give up being a sailor.
Why did the Captain and Mr. Hollybrass argue before the storm?
Mr. Hollybrass thinks the storm will drive them back towards England.
The Captain's plan to use the hurricane to drive them faster is very risky.
The Captain wanted to waste time sailing around the storm.
The Captain thinks the crew is just being lazy and fearful--the storm wouldn't be that bad.
During the storm, what did Charlotte do with her hair while climbing the riggings?
Cut it off
Braided it
Tucked it into her shirt
Put it in a pony tail
During the storm, Charlotte saw Zachariah's ghost.
True
False
Why was Charlotte NOT called for duty after they survived the storm?
She was so exhausted that she didn't hear the call and overslept.
Captain Jaggery was going to accuse her of murdering Mr. Hollybrass.
The crew was trying to let Charlotte rest.
Where was Charlotte taken after Captain Jaggery accused her of murdering Mr. Hollybrass and told her there would be a trial?
her cabin on the ship
to the Captain's quarters to be under watch
to the brig (jail) in the ship's hold
Why does the crew seem to side with Jaggary when he accuses Charlotte of murder?
They think she has been plotting against them all along.
They are protecting Zachariah.
They are afraid that whoever killed Hollybrass will come after them.
They don't--they stand by Charlotte to the end.
The crew does not know that Zachariah is still on board the ship.
True
False
What is the plan that Zachariah and Charlotte come up with to keep her from being hung?
They get the crew to sign a new round robin to overthrow Jaggary.
Charlotte will steal the key to the gun cabinet and give it to Zachariah so that he and Keetch can lead another rebellion.
They will sneak up on the Captain and push him overboard.
Keetch will get the guns from the Captain's cabin and meet them on deck to overthrow the Captain.
Why is the plan unsuccessful?
The sailors are too afraid of Jaggary and won't rebel.
Keetch hides and they do not have enough men to overpower Jaggary.
Jaggary discovers the plan and is waiting for Charlotte in his cabin.
Captain Jaggary has moved the location of the key, so they can't access the guns.
What happens to Captain Jaggary?
The crew rebels and hangs him for his cruelty.
Zachariah sneaks up behind him and pushes him off the bowsprit.
Charlotte distracts him so that the crew can capture him and tie him up.
Charlotte edges out on the bowsprit; when the Captain follows, he loses his footing and falls into the sea.
How does Charlotte's family react when she gets off the Seahawk in Rhode Island?
They are overjoyed to see her.
They hug her carefully and are shocked at her dirty clothes and tanned skin.
They are angry that the ship has arrived without its captain.
They are pleased to see her but shocked to discover that she was made captain of the ship.
What is Charlotte's father's reaction to her journal?
He thinks she has written an outlandish story and he burns it in the fireplace.
He believes her story, but he doesn't want anyone else to find out what really happened. He burns her journal.
He plans to use it to bring the crew of the Seahawk to court.
He plans to take it to a publisher, and that is how Charlotte is able to share her story with us.
Why does Charlotte ask her family's maids to call her "Charlotte?"
She hates her name.
She wants to make friends.
She likes her name.
She wants to get them fired.
At the end of the novel, what does Charlotte decide to do?
go on vacation
go "home" to her family of sailors
go to New York
go back to school
